Comma Rules
Irregular Past Tense
The Perfect Tenses
Commonly Misused Verbs
Subject/Verb Agreement & Tense Shifting
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How many commas are missing? Where do they go? ................ My favorite foods are sushi ice cream and french fries.
What are 2. "My favorite foods are sushi, ice cream, and french fries."
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The past tense of...smile
What is smiled
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Which sentence uses a perfect tense?: The clouds have turned grey. ......OR ...... The clouds turned grey.
What is Sentence 1.
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Fill in the blank.......: I ____ down the water bottle (sit/set).
What is set
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Correct or Incorrect? Why? ................ Large sea creatures eats smaller sea creatures.
What is incorrect.
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How many commas are missing? Where do they go? .............. Suddenly the light flicked on and I screamed.
What are 2. "Suddenly, the light flicked on, and I screamed."
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The past tense of...become
What is became
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Fill in the blank with the PAST PERFECT form of the verb in parentheses: By noon, the students ________ to eat lunch. (gather)
What is had gathered
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Fill in the blank. _____ I please borrow your white board marker?
What is May.
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Correct or Incorrect? Why? .......... I dance down the hall and thought happy thoughts.
What is incorrect.
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How many commas are missing? Where do they go? .............. "I adore fruit snacks" mentioned Smiley "more than anything in the world!"
What are 2: "I adore fruit snacks," mentioned Smiley, "more than anything in the world!"
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The past tense of...buy
What is bought
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Fill in the blank with the PRESENT PERFECT form of the verb in parentheses: All of my cousins ________ for the party. (arrive)
What is have arrived
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Fill in the blank..........: The sun will ______ later after the time change (raise/rise).
What is rise
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A whale's ribs and backbone _____ (is/are) similar to those of other mammals.
What is are
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How many commas are missing? Where do they go? .............. Yes I would like a pat on the back and I would like a hug.
What are 2. "Yes, I would like a pat on the back, and I would like a hug."
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The past tense of...flip
What is flipped
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Fill in the blank with the FUTURE PERFECT form of the verb in parentheses: It ______ before our ski trip. (snow)
What is will have snowed
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Fill in the blank........: When I am tired, I ______ down to nap (lay/lie).
What is lie.
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Neither the teddy bear nor the Barbie ______ (sing/sings) beautifully.
What is sings
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How many commas are missing? Where do they go? .............. The class was of course sitting quietly.
What are 2. "The class was, of course, sitting quietly."
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The past tense of...swear
What is swore
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Explain the difference between the future perfect, past perfect, and present perfect... both in terms of how you FORM it and how it changes the MEANING of the sentence.
What is Present Perfect: has, have + past tense Used to show an action that has continued into the present Past Perfect: had + past tense Used to show an action that started in the past and ended at a specific time Future Perfect: will + have + past tense Used to show an action that will start and end in the future
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Fill in the blank.........: Michael, please _____ this important document on my desk (lay/lie).
What is lay.
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Fill in the blank........: The group of students _____ (read/reads) the novel.
What is reads
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