Definitions
a person, place, or thing that does an action in the sentence
subject
I love reading books, my brother prefers playing video games.
I love reading books, but my brother prefers playing video games.
I went to the park, I saw my friends, we played basketball.
I went to the park, and I saw my friends, and we played basketball.
I went to the park, I saw my friends, and we played basketball.
What word makes this sentence redundant?
“She shouted loudly for help.”
loudly
"The list of items (is/are) on the desk."
is
The acronym for this grammar concept is FANBOYS
conjections
The storm was getting stronger, we decided to stay inside.
The storm was getting stronger, so we decided to stay inside.
She loves to sing, she practices every day, her voice is improving.
She loves to sing, and she practices every day, and her voice is improving.
She loves to sing; she practices every day, and her voice is improving.
Correrct this wordy sentence:
“In my personal opinion, I think the movie was too long in length.”
“In my opinion, the movie was too long”
I think the movie was too long
With a compound subject joined by and, you usually need this kind of verb.
plural verb
under, over, after, and before are what?
prepositions
She worked hard on her essay, she still didn’t finish it on time.
She worked hard on her essay, but she still didn’t finish it on time.
The sun set quickly, the sky grew dark, the stars appeared.
The sun set quickly, and the sky grew dark, and the stars appeared.
The sun set quickly; the sky grew dark, and the stars appeared.
What phrase makes this sentence redundant?
“She returned back to the library to find the missing book.”
returned back
The subject is plural, so the correct verb is:
"Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) prepared for the fire drill."
were
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence
verb
The teacher explained the lesson, many students were still confused.
The teacher explained the lesson, but many students were still confused.
We finished dinner, we cleaned the kitchen, we watched a movie.
We finished dinner, cleaned the kitchen, and watched a movie.
After we finished dinner, we cleaned the kitchen, and we watched a movie.
Revise this sentence:
“Each and every student must complete the final project assignment.”
Every student must complete the assignment.
Each student must complete the assignment.
This is the correct way to complete the sentence:
"The bouquet of flowers (smell/smells) lovely."
smells
A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
adverb
We wanted to go to the movies, the tickets were already sold out.
We wanted to go to the movies, but the tickets were already sold out.
He opened his notebook, he grabbed his pencil, he started writing.
He opened his notebook, grabbed his pencil, and started writing.
He opened his notebook; then, he grabbed his pencil, and he started writing.
“At this point in time, we are currently preparing for the exam.”
We are preparing for the exam.
When a subject is joined by or/nor, the verb must agree with this part of the subject.
the subject closest to the verb