grammar test tokb raiders

mixed constructions

take away the extra

the reason the artifacts are so valuable is because they represent culture identity

;

either “the museum expanded its hours; more people could visit” OR “because the museum expanded its hours, more people could visit”

subject

doer of the action, preforming the action

object

receives the action/ something being done to them

subject ex:

I, you, she/he/it, we, they, who/whoever

object ex:

me (ryan treated me as an object)

you, him/her/it, us, them, whom/whomever

we vs us

remove noun (person place thing sometimes after a an the or ends with tion ment ist) or extra info

✓teacher gave us we will present

x teacher gave we us will present

fragments

add more since the exhibit attracted a lot of visitors, the museum extended its hours

who/whom

the expert whom everyone respects → everyone respects her

if replacing he/she works → who

if replacing him/her works → whom

parallelism

the tour aimed to educate visitors, inspiring inspire curiosity and promote understanding

me

“me” and “him her it” are both object (side)

I

“I” and “he/she/it” are both on the subject side

shifts

when the prof. spoke everyone listened

when the prof. speaks everyone listens

I and me if it’s not she vs her

my parents gave a present to my sis and I/me take out my sister “gave a present to I” “gave a present to me”

my parents gave a present to my sister and me