Subject-Verb Agreement
If the subject is singular, the verb must be ______.
Singular
John (eats/ate) his food with his hands and that annoyed his mother.
What is... ate
Which punctuation is used in a list?
What is... comma
Wow. (Its/It's) only 2 o'clock. I don't get off until 5pm.
What is... It's
It's (contraction): it is
Its (pronoun): possessive, belonging to one thing
The dog ate (its / its’ / it’s) bone while laying on the couch.
What is... its
Why not its'???
Neither my grandparents nor my mom (like/likes) rap music.
Likes
We (dance/were dancing/danced) outside when it started to rain.
What is... were dancing
Which punctuation is used in contractions?
What is... apostrophe
Examples:
I heard (their/they're/there) going to the movies. Let's meet them (their/they're/there).
What is... they're...there
They're: They are
There: At that place
Their: Possessive: belonging to multiple people
John and (I / me) are going to the library to study for our midterm exam
What is... I
The committee (vote/votes) on matters of policy and administration.
What is... votes
During his press conference, the police commissioner (states/stated/will state) that the bridge (is/was) closed yesterday.
What is... stated...was
Which two punctuation are interchangeable on the SAT?
What is...dash and comma
It was hard for me to (accept/except) compensation for just merely helping out.
What is...accept
To Accept (vb): To consent to receive something; to believe
Except (preposition): Not including
Right now, you are probably (wonder / wondering) how much longer this will take.
What is... wondering
The prime minister, along with his wife, (greet/greets) the press cordially.
What is... greets
Does the team (understood/understand) the new plays that the coach is (working/worked) on?
What is ...understand...working
Which punctuation is used to connect two complete sentences that are closely tied in meaning?
Semicolon
Example: I love the Lord of the Rings trilogy; I have read all the books and seen all the movies
(Who's/whose) responsible for monitoring the basketball locker room. I'd like to know (who's/whose) jersey this is.
What is... who's...whose
Whose (pronoun): Belonging to someone
Who’s (contraction): Who is
True or false: Collective nouns are singular, even though they are made up of multiple things.
What is... true
Example:
The newly elected president, to the dismay of her opponents, (has/have) argued to pose out the electoral college.
What is... has
The study of human nature is always interesting, but to study a criminal (are/was/is) an engrossing task.
What is ... is
ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE 'WHAT IS' RULE
List all the places the commas belong: The skinny black cat would not stop meowing purring and seeking attention.
The skinny, black cat would not stop meowing, purring, and seeking attention.
The biggest problem (affecting/effecting) our climate in the new millennium is the overproduction of polluting toxins caused by people's irresponsible and excessive consumption.
What is... affecting
Affect(vb) : to make a difference to
Effect(n): a consequence (cause & effect)
Which is a compound sentence:
After school I went to basketball practice, but I really wanted to go home and take a nap.
The dog barked, and the bird chirped.
What is... both