This is the tense created when you add -d or -ed to a regular verb, as in walked.
What is past tense?
100
The noun that a pronoun refers to is known as this.
What is an antecedent?
100
Has at least one subject, at least one verb and expresses one complete thought.
What is a simple sentence? (also referred to as an independent (main) clause)
100
An incomplete sentence that lacks either a subject or verb or both and does not express a complete thought.
What is a fragment?
100
The end mark used for statements and indirect questions.
What is a period?
200
For a sentence to be complete, it must express a complete thought and include at least one of each of these.
What are a subject and a verb?
200
Pronouns "I," "Me," "Us," "Our" are all in this perspective.
What is the first-person point-of-view?
200
Includes a dependent clause attached to an independent clause.
What is a complex sentence? (Ex: Because I was late, I was fired.)
200
Two or more sentences fused together with just a comma.
What is a comma-splice or run-on sentence?
200
Instead of using a period, this punctuation can be used between two complete (and related) statements.
What is a semicolon (;)?
300
The subject of a sentence cannot appear in one of these types of phrases.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
This is when a writer uses pronouns clearly--that is, it is clear who or what the pronoun refers to.
What is clear pronoun reference?
300
Combines two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction and a comma or a semicolon.
What is a compound sentence? (Ex: I was late for work, so I was fired. OR I was late for work; therefore, I was fired.)
300
Add a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY) and a comma, add a semi-colon, or rewrite into seperate sentences.
What are ways to fix a run-on sentence?
300
Use one of these in a two-part title or to introduce a list.
What is a colon (:)?
400
The subject in this sentence: On hot days, I drink at least eight glasses of water.
What is "I"?
400
This point-of-view is characterized by the pronoun "you" and is generally too informal for academic papers.
What is the second-person perspective?
400
Combines two independent clauses with at least one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence? (Ex: Since I was late to work, my boss was really angry, so later that day, he fired me.)
400
Add it to the sentence that comes right before or right after it, or add information, such as a missing subject or verb to complete the thought.
What are ways to correct a fragment?
400
To combine two simple sentences into a compound sentence, you need to add a coordinating conjuction like and, but or so, and also one of these.
What is a comma?
500
The verbs in this sentence: I woke up late and missed my bus.
What are "woke" and "missed"?
500
When pronouns and their antecedents agree in number; that is, a singular antecedent is referred to by a singular pronoun and a plural antecedent is referred to by a plural pronoun.
What is pronoun agreement?
500
Writing paragraphs and essays that contain a mix of all sentence types: simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentence, and compound-complex sentences.
What is good sentence variety?
500
Words such as "because," "since," and "even though," that begin dependent phrases.
What are subordinating conjunctions or dependent words?
500
This is a great punctuation mark to use to set off information from the rest of a sentence and to create a dramatic effect.
What is a dash? (Ex: I was late--really late--for my first day on the job.)