Commas & Independent vs. Dependent Clauses
What is an independent clause?
A clause that can stand on its own as a complete sentence
What is subject-verb agreement?
When singular nouns are paired with singular verbs, and plural nouns are paired with plural verbs.
Define noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and pronoun.
verb - action or state of being
adjective - word that describes a noun
adverb - word that describes a verb
pronoun - words like I, me, you, we, her, him, them
What is the difference between a possessive and plural and how are they formatted?
Plurals show more than one - typically made by adding an s or es
Possessives show possession and are formed using apostrophes for example Lisa's
What is verb tense consistency?
When sentences use one verb tense consistency throughout - UNLESS the time frame changes within the sentence!
Although Muhammad loves ELA class, he pretends that he doesn't love the class so that Kyle thinks he is cool.
Is the bolded line a DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT clause?
Dependent
Olivia and Yaritza was in Jamaica for spring break.
Correct the subject-verb agreement error
was should be were
Anthony prefers to type quickly, whereas Rachel prefers to work more slowly.
Name all verbs and adverbs in this sentence.
work, type, quickly, slowly
Correct the error in the bolded section of the text.
Jolin's, Rita's, and Ash's