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1
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What is the present perfect tense form?

A

I/we/you/they-> have -> past
He/she/it -> has -> participle

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What helping verb do we use for plural subjects in present perfect?

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Have

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What helping verb do we use for singular subjects in present perfect?

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Has

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When do we use present perfect?

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  • Unspecified time in the past
  • Things that happened very recently
  • Actions that started in the past and continued in the present
  • for/since
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5
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What are some time expressions for present perfect?

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Since, for, yet, ever, never, always, already, recently

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6
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What is the past perfect tense form?

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Subject + had + past participle

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7
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When do we use past perfect?

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  • Action finished before another action
  • To show the duration of an action up to a certain point in the past
  • To describe cause and effect
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8
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What are some time expressions for past perfect?

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By the time, after, before, when, by (specific time)

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9
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What is the past participle for begin?

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begun

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10
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What is the past participle for forgot?

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forgotten

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What is the past participle for spin?

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spun

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12
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What is the past participle for spring?

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sprung

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13
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What is the past participle for swim?

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swum

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What is the past participle for hold?

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held

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15
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What is the past participle for meet?

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met

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16
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What is the past participle for wake?

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woken

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17
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What is the past participle for lose?

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lost

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18
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What is the past participle for tell?

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told

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What is the past participle for wear?

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worn

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20
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What is the past participle for win?

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won

21
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What is the past participle for understand?

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understood

22
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What is the past participle for shine?

A

shone

23
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What is the past participle for leave?

A

left

24
Q

What is the past participle for blew?

A

blown

25
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What is the past participle for fall?

A

fallen

26
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What is the past participle for hide?

A

hidden

27
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What is the past participle for lay?

A

laid

28
Q

How can we identify a fused sentence?

A

It has no punctuation whatsoever

29
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What is the past participle for be?

A

been

30
Q

How can we identify a comma splice?

A

It uses a comma incorrectly

31
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How do we fix a fused sentence?

A
  • Use a full stop
  • Use a comma + FANBOYS
  • Use a semicolon
  • Use a subordination conjunction
  • Use a semicolon + transitional expression to show cause and effect + comma
32
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How do we fix a comma splice?

A
  • Use a full stop
  • Use a comma + FANBOYS
  • Use a semicolon
  • Use a semicolon + transitional expression to show cause and effect + comma
33
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What transitional words do we use for semicolons?

A

Because, therefore, consequently, accordingly, hence, then, thus, as a result, as, since

34
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How can we find errors in run-on sentences?

A
  1. Mentally insert a full stop somewhere
  2. If the 2 clauses can stand alone, you have found the error
    But if not repeat the steps again
35
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How do we determine if we need a semicolon or not?

A
  • There should be no need for coordinating conjunctions like And, for and but
  • The sentence should flow naturally
  • It is used for contrast & cause and effect actions
36
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What is a participle?

A

A verb that acts like an adjective

37
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What is a participle phrase?

A

A group of words PLUS a participle

38
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What are the 2 types of participle?

A

Past and present participle

39
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How do we find the participle and participle phrases?

A
  1. Find the 2 verbs in the sentence
  2. Figure out which one is the verb and which is the participle
  3. Once you find the participle, if there are extra words, that is the participle phrases
40
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What do past participle usually end with?

A

-ed

41
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What do present participle usually end with?

A

-ing

42
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Where can a participle be positioned?

A

In the beginning, middle or end or a sentence

43
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How can we identify a participle phrase?

A
  • Identify the participle
  • Then the modifiers
44
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What question do we have to ask ourselves to know what a participle is modifying?

A

'’What is this describing?’’

45
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What is a gerund?

A

A verb that acts like a noun NOT adjective

46
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What is a dangling modifier?

A

A participle phrase that modifies the noun but the noun is far away

47
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What is a misplaced modifier?

A

A participle phrase that modifies an unknown noun

48
Q

How do we punctuate compound sentences using a comma?

A

Simple sentence + comma + FANBOYS + simple sentence = Compound sentence

49
Q

How do we punctuate compound sentences using a semicolon?

A

Simple sentence + semicolon + simple sentence = Compound sentence

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