EDITION): ENGLISH - KNOWLEDGE OF
LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY
ACQUISITION question and answer
What is the predicate? - correct answer ✅✅The part of
the sentence that contains the verb.
The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does
or what is done to the subject
With regular verbs, add _____ to the singular third person
verb. - correct answer ✅✅-s.
Example: He/she/it plays.
What is a simple sentence? - correct answer ✅✅A
group of words that make up a complete thought.
Must have one independent clause.
A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of one
independent clause and expresses a complete thought.
What is an independent clause? - correct answer
✅✅Contains a single subject (who or what the sentence
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EDITION): ENGLISH - KNOWLEDGE OF
LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY
ACQUISITION question and answer
is about) and a predicate (a verb and something about
the subject).
Example:
The car was fast.
(subject - car, predicate - was fast (verb - was), complete
thought).
What is a run-on? - correct answer ✅✅When two or
more independent clauses are combined without proper
punctuation.
Example: Gregory is a very talented actor he was the lead
in the school play.
What is a fragment? - correct answer ✅✅A group of
words that looks like a sentence but is missing a subject,
verb, or complete thought.
Example: Because I wanted soda.