sat english grammar

between a verb and a subject

no puncutation

subject verb agreement

the subject and its corresponding verb are both plural or singular

No punctuation

Two clauses on the same topic and between them is a conjunction

Be careful if it’s and its

It is

Its

A main clause will include this verb

A finite verb

Subject verb 2nd way to identify

Are(nt)

Is(nt)

Were(nt)

Was

Have been

A subordinate clause will have this verb

Non-infinite verb

Non-Finite verbs tend to end with

-ing, -ed

Between a main clause and a supplementary clause

Can’t put a full stop (period or semi colon)

singular verb test

fits into the sentence “it___”

plural verb test

fits into the sentence “they____”

how to spot subject verb agreement

has the verb in singular format and plural format

Possible like (-’s) but not always

pronoun-antecedent

a pronoun agreeing with the subject

how to spot an antecendent question

contains options: it and they

non-essential phrases

has a comma on both ends or a dash

subject-modifier mix up

refer to whom is doing the action but beware for possesion “-‘s” where the word after it is being referred to

used after introductory phrase

comma

cannot be used between a ind and dep clause

a comma

dep to ind cluase

a comma

preclude

to prevent

seperating adjectives

commas

infinitive phrase

“to + verb” that cant be ur main verb

noun phrase

a noun along with a desrciption doesnt count as a subject unless also with the description

colon :

used after an ind clause then follows a non-essential sentence going further into detail

learners’ food

plural possessive

multiple learners owning food

leaner’s pencil

possesive

the learner owns the pencil

learners gather

plural s

multiple learners

Semicolon ;

Between two Ind clauses

Prepositional phrase

“Of” chocolate

In subject verb agreement, there is a prepositional phrase after ur subject. What do u do

block it out and read it again

Ongoing in the past, but does not continue in the present

He HAD been

Ongoing in the past, but continues in the present

He HAS been

The sentence starts with since and the options are verb tense

Present perfect: has

Semi colon 2nd use

For complex lists. Listings w yapping between

; and

Semi-colon listing

Two semi colons in the text

Don’t pick semi colon

Description + name

No punctuation

A comma always comes b4

however

If the dash sets off an interruption (like an appositive or side comment)

It belongs to the sentence after it

Only one dash when

In agreement with the phrase behind it

When asked about verb forms look at the text in

Main clause and subordinate clause

Main clause

Subject + finite verb

Subordinate clauses

Because, although, if, that, when, who, which

Finite verb

Changes depending on context (past/present)

Verb tense

Find the odd ball out ( 1 plural/singular option)

Very tense looks like

Was, has, are, had, will

Present perfect

Spotted by introduction (verb tense context)

A dash and a colon

Cancel out

Supplementary phrase

Feeling, having, exhausted

Starts w a infinitive verb

Extra context

No punctuation after however

If you can fit in the phrase “in whatever way”

; + conjunction

Falsifying the semi colon due to the next sentence being dependent

all the options r finite n non-finite verbs

rule one out