Language Arts and Grammar Flashcards
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Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
Answer: We went to the store, but we forgot the milk.
When joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like 'but,' place a comma before the conjunction.
Identify the subject in this sentence: 'The tall boy with red sneakers ran quickly.'
Answer: The tall boy
The subject is who or what the sentence is about — 'the tall boy' performs the action of running.
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Answer: She studied hard, and she passed the test.
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction like 'and,' 'but,' or 'or.'
Which sentence contains a capitalization error?
Answer: My favorite subject is Science.
Common school subjects like 'science' are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized unless they are a specific course name.
In the TACHS Language section, an 'antecedent' is:
Answer: The word a pronoun refers back to
An antecedent is the noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to or replaces in a sentence.
Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
Answer: Each of the students has a pencil.
'Each' is always singular, so it takes the singular verb 'has,' not the plural 'have.'