Grammar
What is a abstract noun?
an intangible person, place, thing, or idea
Why do we use commas?
to separate words, phrases, or clauses.
The is an...
article.
What does subject-verb agreement mean?
a subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural.
Where do commas belong in this sentence?
Julie loves ice cream books and kittens.
Option 1: Julie loves ice cream, books, and kittens.
Option 2: Julie loves ice cream, books and kittens.
*Option 1 follows the Oxford Comma rule.
Think, ate, is, was and ran are all...
verbs.
Justin walked to the store.
What is the subject?
Justin
Where does a comma belong?
Cleo is a good singer but she’s an even better dancer.
Cleo is a good singer, but she’s an even better dancer.
Nouns are the names of...
people, places and things.
Does the following sentence have subject-verb agreement?
The puppy plays with the bone.
Yes.
Where does the comma belong?
My teacher is tough but fair.
No comma needed.
Words used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun are...
adjectives.
What is the difference between the subject and object in a sentence?
Subject: the person or thing performing the verb.
Object: receives the action of that verb.
Correct the comma splice -
We were out of milk, I went to the store.
Option 1: We were out of milk; I went to the store.
Option 2: We were out of milk. I went to the store.
Option 3: We were out milk, so I went to the store.
Parse this sentence.
Walking over the rainbow was the quickest route home.
Walking - VERB
Over - PREPOSITION
The - ARTICLE
Rainbow - NOUN
Was - VERB
The - ARTICLE
Quickest - ADJECTIVE
Route - NOUN
Home - NOUN