Prepositions
Fill in the blank:
They arrived ___ 8:00am.
at
True or false: All tenses follow subject-verb agreement
False: only present tense uses subject-verb agreement
What type of noun always needs an article?
singular count nouns
What is a clause?
A group of words that has a subject and verb
What is Mr. Bias' dog's name?
Tupac
Fill in the blank:
Thomas was ___ the computer for hours playing Valorant.
on
What are the irregular nouns that do not follow Subject-Verb Agreement?
"I" and "You"
Which of the following proper nouns needs an article?
1. South Korea
2. Washington Post
3. NASA
2. The Washington Post
What code is used in this sentence?
Although Alex is improving in writing, he still needs to practice reading in order to improve his reading comprehension.
DC, IC.
What is the shortest sentence you can make in the English language?
I am.
Is the preposition correct? If not, fix it.
He retired and went to live in the mountains.
The preposition is correct.
Read:
I didn't check my homework last night.
Why is "check" not conjugated?
"Do" is already conjugated to the past tense "did."
Which of the following does not need an article?
1. Superlative Adjectives
2. Plural count nouns
3. Noncount nouns
4. Musical instruments
2. Plural count nouns
and
3. Noncount nouns
True or False: You can start a sentence with a subordinating conjunction.
True
DC, IC.
What is another name for "literary tense"?
Present Tense
What are the four types of prepositions?
1. Time
2. Place/Position
3. Movement/Direction
4. Manner/Instrument
What is subject-verb agreement?
In the present tense, the subject and the verb must agree in amount.
Read:
Mary found a dog yesterday. The dog's name is Kevin.
Why do we use "the" in the second sentence?
If a semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses, what is a colon used for?
How many pages are in The Giver? (closest guess gets the points)
225 pages
When do we use in with the verb arrive?
When the destination is a town, city, or country
What three things can you never do with a noncount noun?
1. Add a number in front of it
2. Use a/an in front of it
3. Add an -s to the end of it
Read:
In order to leave this classroom, you must use the door.
Why do we use "the" in front of door?
What code is used in this sentence?
After Brendan got on the bus, he started listening to music on his new earbuds; he tells everyone that the case looks like a beetle, but the name is already on the case.
DC, IC; IC, cc IC.
Lucille Clifton