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* a part of a sentence that contains a finite verb but cannot be a sentence by itself
* a part of a sentence that contains a finite verb but cannot be a sentence by itself
* ex. ''The dog plays happily, '''since I gave him a bone'''''
* ex. ''The dog plays happily, '''since I gave him a bone'''''
* <u>test</u>:
* <u>to test</u>:
** if the clause by itself leaves a question or remains an inconmplete thought, it is a dependent clause
** if the clause by itself leaves a question or remains an inconmplete thought, it is a dependent clause
*** ''Since it is raining.''
*** ''Since it is raining.''
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|-
|-
|''I''
|''I''
|see
|''see''
|
|
|''We''
|''We''
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|-
|-
|''He/ She / It''
|''He/ She / It''
|sees
|''sees''
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|
|''They''
|''They''
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** ex. ''The bird flew around the house, then it flies away''
** ex. ''The bird flew around the house, then it flies away''
*** = incorrect because it the tense shifts from past "flew" to present "flies" in the same sentence, which does not make sense
*** = incorrect because it the tense shifts from past "flew" to present "flies" in the same sentence, which does not make sense
** <u>test</u>: match the finite verb tense to another finite verb in the sentence or in a nearby sentence  
** <u>to test</u>: match the finite verb tense to another finite verb in the sentence or in a nearby sentence  
* <u>note</u>: a sentence may contain a different tenses
* <u>note</u>: a sentence may contain a different tenses
** usually it will be in the subjunctive form, which means suggesting a possibility or "if this then that" scenario
** usually it will be in the subjunctive form, which means suggesting a possibility or "if this then that" scenario
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=== perfect tenses ===
=== perfect tenses ===


* "perfect" tense means that the action is has a specific duration (i.e., it is complete)
* "perfect" tense means that the action has a specific duration (i.e., it is complete)
* <u>note</u>:  
* <u>note</u>:  
** high school and college admissions tests may require identifying correct subject-verb match in the perfect tenses
** high school and college admissions tests may require identifying correct subject-verb match in the perfect tenses
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Present perfect: "have" and "had"
|+Present perfect: "have" and "has"
!pronoun
!pronoun
!auxiliary verb  
!auxiliary verb  
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|''have''
|''have''
|''wondered''
|''wondered''
|-
| colspan="7" |<u>Irregular verb</u>:"spend"
|-
|''I''
|''have''
|''spent''
|
|
|
|
|-
|''You''
|''have''
|''spent''
|
|''You (plural)''
|''have''
|''spent''
|-
|''He/ She / It''
|'''''has'''''
|''spent''
|
|''They''
|''have''
|''spent''
|}
|}


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* indicates an action that was ongoing in the past and stopped happening in the past
* indicates an action that was ongoing in the past and stopped happening in the past
** ''I '''had played''' piano in the past, but I couldn't touch it now''
** ''I '''had played''' piano in the past, but I couldn't touch it now''
* note the singular
{| class="wikitable"
|+Past Perfect
!Singular
!Plural
|-
|''I had played''
|''We had played''
|-
|''You had played''
|''You (plural) had played''
|-
|''He/ She / It had played''
|''They had played''
|}


==== future perfect ====
==== future perfect ====
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|have/has grown
|have/has grown
|style="background-color:#cccccc" |have/has grew
|style="background-color:#cccccc" |have/has grew
|-
|hang
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|hang/hung
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|-
|-
|lend
|lend
|lend
|lend
|lended
|lent
|lending
|lending
|lent
|lent
|have/has lent
|have/has lent
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|have/has lended
| style="background-color:#cccccc" |have/has lended
|-
|-
|swim
|swim
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'''5. set aside parenthetical information (appositives, relative clauses, etc.)'''
'''5. set aside parenthetical information (appositives, relative clauses, etc.)'''


ex. "Steve, my neighbor, is not very nice."
* ex.  
 
** ''Steve, my neighbor, is not very nice.''
  "Steve, who is my neighbor, is not very nice"
** ''Steve, who is my neighbor, is not very nice''


'''6. separate dates and place names'''
'''6. separate dates and place names'''
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** ''My favorite Pitcher was Jim Palmer'' << incorrect  
** ''My favorite Pitcher was Jim Palmer'' << incorrect  
** ''Jim Palmer was a great Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles'' << incorrect  
** ''Jim Palmer was a great Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles'' << incorrect  
* seasons are NOT capitalized
** We go to Maine in the summer


=== attributive noun ===
=== attributive noun ===
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** <u>remove</u> "Joey"
** <u>remove</u> "Joey"
*** ''She gave I a bad grade'' = incorrect
*** ''She gave I a bad grade'' = incorrect
* <u>common wrong pronoun answers include:</u>
** Us kids are going  << should be "We kids are going"
*** <u>to test</u>:  remove "kids" and you have "Us are going" = incorrect
**** thus, "We are going" works


=== personal pronouns and prepositions ===
=== personal pronouns and prepositions ===
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|late
|late
|late
|late
|}
== prepositions ==
* prepositions create a "prepositional phrase" that adds information to a noun, verb, or a sentence, generally
** prepositional phrase = <u>preposition</u> + <u>object of the preposition</u>
* prepositions create a relationship between the modified element and the <u>object of the preposition</u>
** that relationship depends on the preposition
** i.e. the prepositions relate their objects to the rest of the sentence
** prepositions include:
*** '''''about, above, among, at, before, between, by, down, during, for, in, into, near, next to, on, out, out of, to, toward, until, up, upon'''''
{| class="wikitable"
!Subject-Verb
!preposition
!object
!incorrect preposition
|-
|
| colspan="2" | -- prepositional phrase --
|
|-
|''We sat''
|'''''in'''''
|''the grandstand''
|''We sat '''for''' the grandstand''
|-
|''Every afternoon we go''
|'''''to'''''
|''the bakery''
|''Every afternoon we go '''on''' the bakery''
|-
|''The shady spot is''
|'''''under'''''
|''the tree''
|''The shady spot is '''over''' the tree''
|-
|''Stop reading''
|'''''at'''''
|''the chapter's end''
|''Stop reading '''for''' the chapter's end''
|}
|}


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** except = adverb, indicating not included; used similarly to "but"
** except = adverb, indicating not included; used similarly to "but"
*** ''Every school '''except''' one accepted me.''
*** ''Every school '''except''' one accepted me.''
* '''''I have, I'd'''''
* '''''its, it's'''''  
* '''''its, it's'''''  
** ''its'' = singular possessive pronoun
** ''its'' = singular possessive pronoun
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* in word usage and writing, we want to avoid unnecessary <u>repetition</u> (redundancy) of words or ideas
* in word usage and writing, we want to avoid unnecessary <u>repetition</u> (redundancy) of words or ideas
* high school admissions tests may have redundancy questions, such as
* '''''again, also, back'''''
** ''The clerk refunded back the money''  << refund = to give back, so "back" is redundant
** ''The clerk refunded '''back''' the money''  << refund = to give back, so "back" is redundant
** <u>note</u>: college admissions tests will have more questions on redundancy, such as:
** ''In addition, we '''also''' saw the zebras.''  << in addition = also, so "also" is redundant
*** ''Runoff water storage also increases savings on water costs.''  << where "savings" and "costs" are rendundant
 
* <u>note</u>: college admissions tests will also test for redundancy, such as:
** ''Runoff water storage also increases savings on water costs.''  << where "savings" and "costs" are rendundant


== Misc concepts, skills & words ==
== Misc concepts, skills & words ==
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