Verb Tense
This tense describes action happening now.
Present tense
This pronoun takes the place of a subject.
Subject pronoun
This clause can stand alone.
Independent clause
This punctuation ends a statement.
Period
Subjects and verbs must agree in this.
Number
This tense describes completed action.
Past tense
This pronoun receives the action.
Object pronoun
This clause cannot stand alone.
Dependent clause
This punctuation shows a pause or separates items in a list.
Comma
Singular subjects take this type of verb.
Singular verb
This tense uses “will” to show future action.
Future tense
This pronoun shows ownership.
Possessive pronoun
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction is this.
Compound sentence
This punctuation shows possession or contraction.
Apostrophe
Plural subjects take this type of verb.
Plural verb
This tense describes ongoing past action (was running).
Past progressive
This pronoun refers back to the subject.
Reflexive pronoun
A sentence with one independent and one dependent clause is this.
Complex sentence
This punctuation introduces a list.
Colon
Indefinite pronouns like “everyone” are treated as this.
Singular
This tense describes action completed before another past action.
Past perfect
This pronoun introduces a question.
Interrogative pronoun
A sentence with multiple clause types is this.
Compound-complex sentence
This punctuation joins closely related independent clauses.
Semicolon
“A number of” is treated as this.
Plural