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G: Grammatical Sentences
G
Grammatical Sentences
G
Grammatical Sentences
G1
Subject-verb agreement
love
or
loves
?
have
or
has
?
do
or
does
?
is
or
are
?
a
Standard subject-verb combinations
b
Words between subject and verb
c
Subjects with
and
d
Subjects with
or, nor
e
Indefinite pronouns such as
someone, each
f
Collective nouns such as
jury, class
g
Subject after verb
h
Subject complement
i
who, which, that
j
Plural form, singular meaning
k
Titles, company names, words as words, gerund phrases
G2
Verb forms, tenses, and moods
a
Irregular verbs
b
lie
and
lay
c
-s
endings
d
-ed
endings
e
Omitted verbs
f
Tense
g
Subjunctive mood
G3
Pronouns
a
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
b
Pronoun reference
c
Pronoun case (
I
vs.
me
etc)
d
who
and
whom
G4
Adjective and adverbs
a
Adjectives
b
Adverbs
c
good
and
well
;
bad
and
badly
d
Comparatives and superlatives
e
Double negatives
G5
Sentence fragments
a
Subordinate clauses
b
Phrases
c
Other word groups
d
Acceptable fragments
G6
Run-on sentences
a
Revision with coordinating conjunction
b
Revision with semicolon
c
Revision by separating sentences
d
Revision by restructuring