Verb Tenses
Writing Paragraphs
Sentences
Idioms
Grammar
100
What is the tense of the sentence: We are studying for the test.
Present progressive
100
What are the three parts of a paragraph?
Topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence
100
This type of sentence has one subject-verb pair.
Simple sentence
100
This idiom means: It is your decision.
The ball is in your court
100
What is the past tense of bring?
brought
200
Define the past progressive tense. When do you use it?
The past progressive tense is used to describe an on-going or continuous activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
200
In the paragraph, you center this and make sure the important words are capitalized.
Title
200
This type of sentence has 2 simple sentences with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Compound Sentence
200
This idiom means: We disagree but it is ok. Everyone can have their own opinion.
It's not my cup of tea To each his own
200
Is decide an infinitive or a gerund?
infinitive
300
What future tense (will or be going to) do you use when you predict something will happen in the future because you have more information.
be going to
300
How do you write the conclusion for a compare/contrast paragraph?
1. Restate the topic sentence 2. Give opinion
300
You can fix these sentence mistakes by adding a comma with a coordinating conjunction or put periods after some sentences to shorten the long sentence.
Run-on sentences
300
This idiom means: Don't be too confident, it did not happen yet.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
300
Can a non-count noun ever have a singular article?
no. example: a music = wrong
400
What future word tense do you use when you make a promise?
will + verb
400
What list-order transition words can you use for your last and final supporting sentence?
Finally, Lastly, Last
400
These are incomplete sentences and must be fixed!
Fragments
400
This idiom means: Someone, usually a female, who is strong.
A tough cookie
400
Is the noun, work, a count noun or non-count noun?
non-count
500
This verb tense is used to describe actions that began in the past but are still continuing into the present.
Present perfect
500
How can you write the conclusion in a descriptive paragraph?
1. Give opinion 2. Give feeling 3. Restate the topic sentence using different words but the same meaning
500
In a complex sentence the words, before, after, when, while, etc. make up the dependent clause in a complex sentence. What do you call these words?
Subordinating conjunction
500
This idiom means: You think you can eat more than you really can.
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
500
Is continue a gerund or infinitive?
both
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