Subject-verb agreement
This verb form correctly complete: Everyone in the class ____ finished the test (has/have)
What is "has"?
This shows possession correctly: The car belonging to Anna
What is “Anna’s car”?
This is a more formal version of “kids”
What is “children”?
This is the term for a word that connects ideas, like “however” or “therefore”
What is a “linking word” or “transition”?
This saying means it’s better to act late than not at all
What is “Better late than never”?
This is the correct verb in: The number of students who ______ absent is increasing. (is/are
What is "are"?
This is correct for plural possession: The room belonging to the students
What is “the students’ room”?
This replaces “a lot of” in formal writing
What is “many” or “a significant number of”?
This is the process of checking grammar, spelling, and punctuation after writing
What is “proofreading”?
This expression means you shouldn’t judge something based only on appearance
What is “Don’t judge a book by its cover”?
This verb matches the subject: Neither the teacher nor the students ___ ready. (is/are)
What is “are”?
This is the correct form: The tail of the dog
What is “the dog’s tail”?
This is the formal alternative to “get” in: get better results
What is “obtain”?
This sentence clearly presents the main argument or central idea of an essay, usually found at the end of the introduction
What is a “thesis statement”?
This saying means that practice improves your skills over time
What is “Practice makes perfect”?
This verb agrees correctly: Each of the books ___ interesting. (is/are)
What is “is”?
This sentence uses possession correctly: The decision of my parents
What is “my parents’ decision”?
This improves the tone: I think this is bad
What is “This appears to be problematic”?
This is the main idea of a paragraph, usually found in the first sentence
What is a “topic sentence”?
This idiom means something is very easy to do
What is “It’s a piece of cake”?
A number of people ___ complained about the noise. (has/have)
What is “have”?
This is correct: The toys belonging to the children
What is “the children’s toys”?
This replaces “stuff” in academic writing
What is “materials,” “items,” or “aspects”?
This punctuation mark is used after an introductory word, phrase, or clause to separate it from the main part of the sentence
What is a comma?
This expression means that every difficult situation has some positive aspect
What is “Every cloud has a silver lining”?