SVA
The subject in this sentence is plural, but the verb mistakenly ends in “-s.”
What is an SVA error?
This is a group of words without a subject and verb, acting as a single part of speech.
What is a phrase?
“I ___ (eat) breakfast already.” The correct tense is Present Perfect.
What is “have eaten”?
“If it rains, we will stay inside” is this type of conditional.
What is the first conditional?
Words like quickly, slowly, and silently are this type of modifier.
What are adverbs?
“Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present,” the correct verb form is are.
What is “are”?
This is a group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
“She ___ (watch) TV when I called.” The correct tense is Past Progressive.
What is “was watching”?
“If I were you, I would study harder” is this type of conditional.
What is the second conditional?
In “The tall building is new,” the word “tall” functions as this kind of modifier.
What is an adjective?
“The bouquet of flowers ___ on the table.” The correct verb is is.
What is “is”?
This clause cannot stand alone and depends on a main clause for meaning.
What is a dependent clause?
“By 2025, they ___ (finish) the project.” The correct tense is Future Perfect.
What is “will have finished”?
“If she had studied, she would have passed” is this type of conditional.
What is the third conditional?
The error in “She almost drove her kids to school every day” is an example of this.
What is a misplaced modifier?
Collective nouns like “team” or “group” are treated as singular in American English.
What is singular?
It is a clause that is not considered as complete sentences, even though they have both a subject and verb.
What is a dependent clause?
“He ___ (study) English for three years.” The correct tense is Present Perfect Progressive.
What is “has been studying”?
“If water reaches 100°C, it boils” is this type of conditional.
What is the zero conditional?
The error in “Running fast, the backpack slipped off my shoulder” is this kind of modifier.
What is a dangling modifier?
In “Everyone in the class ___ excited for the trip,” the correct verb is is.
What is “is”?
In “The boy who is wearing a red shirt is my brother,” the underlined part is _____.
What is a phrase?
“When we arrived, the train ___ (leave).” The correct tense is Past Perfect.
What is “had left”?
This conditional mixes past condition with a present result, e.g., “If I had slept earlier, I would not be tired now.”
What is a mixed conditional?
Prepositional phrases (e.g., “on the table,” “in the morning”) often serve this function.
What is a modifier?