In a sentence, subjects tell us
What is who or what is performing the action?
In a sentence, predicates tell us
What is the action taking place?
The opposite of singular
What is plural?
Verb Tenses tell us
What is when an event took place?
The 2 basic requirements of a complete sentences include
What is a subject and a predicate?
The part of speech of a subject
Compound predicates are
What is more than one actions taking place?
The reason subject-verb agreement is important
What is 1) for clear communication and 2) so plurals and singulars match in a sentence?
The three types of simple tenses
What is past, present, and future?
The following is an example of:
I hate this movie, it's so boring.
What is 1) Clearer communication, 2) Avoid fragments/run-ons, 3) Clear sentences/writing, etc.?
The difference between a simple predicate and complete predicate
What is simple - basic, complete - modified?
The error in the following sentence:
The sky look so blue today.
What is "look" should be "looks?"
The suffix that indicates progressive tenses
What is "-ing?"
A sentence fragment does not express
What is a complete thought?
The simple subject and complete subject in the following sentence:
"The tall, beautiful ballerina from Idaho was accepted into the New York Academy of Ballet."
What is simple - ballerina, complete - tall, beautiful ballerina from Idaho?
The simple and complete predicate is the following example:
Drake and Josh climbed the ladder into the tree house.
What is simple - climbed, complete - climbed the ladder into the tree house?
The subject in the following sentence is (singular or plural):
The sons in each family play basketball.
What is plural?
Two of the types of tenses are
What is (past, present, future + progressive form)?
Turn this fragment (dependent clause) into a complete sentence (independent clause):
To draw a picture.
What is (add a subject)?
An example of a compound subject
What is (an example with at least 2 subjects)?
An example of a complete predicate
What is (an example of a detailed predicate)?
The verb that agrees with the subjects in the following example:
Neither the boys nor the girl (is/are) ready to go to the store.
What is "is?"
The tense of the following statement:
He will have been eating.
What is future perfect progressive?
One way a run-on can occur
What is 1) ", and", 2) ";" , 3) "therefore," 4 "." ?