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1. Question: What is a helping verb?

Answer: A helping verb, also called an auxiliary verb, is a verb which is used to add more detail and meaning to the main verb in a sentence. Helping verbs are used to create the various tenses, moods, and voices of verbs. There are two types of helping verbs: primary helping verbs (also called “auxiliary verbs”) and modal helping verbs. Primary helping verbs include be, do, and have, and are used in forming the progressive and perfect tenses. Modal helping verbs include can, could, should, would, and must, and are used to indicate possibility or future events.

2. Question: What is the present perfect tense?

Answer: The present perfect tense is used to express an action that was completed in the past but still affects the present time. It is made up of two parts: the auxiliary verb have or has and the past participle of the main verb. The present perfect is used to talk about: experiences or changes that happened in the past and are still true in the present, actions that happened in the past but are not necessarily finished, states or habits that started in the past and continue in the present. For example: I have worked here for five years (experience); She has lived in Paris for two years (state); They have seen that movie already (action).

3. Question: What is subject-verb agreement?

Answer: Subject-verb agreement is a grammar rule that ensures that the subject and verb of a sentence agree with each other in number. This means that the subject and verb must both be singular or both be plural. For example, in the sentence “She walks to the store,” the subject “she” is singular, so the verb “walks” must also be singular. In the sentence “The dogs bark in the park,” the subject “dogs” is plural, so the verb “bark” must also be plural. It is important to remember that the number of the verb must always agree with the number of the subject, not the number of the object. For example, in the sentence “The books are open,” the subject “books” is plural, so the verb “are” must also be plural, even though the object “open” is singular.

4. Question: What is a relative clause?

Answer: A relative clause is a type of clause that modifies or gives more information about the noun in the sentence. Relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns such as who, which, that, where, when and whose. They often contain a verb in the present or past tense. For example, in the sentence “The woman who lives next door is my neighbor,” the relative clause is “who lives next door” and it modifies the noun “woman”. Relative clauses can also be introduced by relative adverbs such as why, when and where. For example, in the sentence “I know why she is angry,” the relative clause is “why she is angry” and it gives more information about the noun “she.”

5. Question: What is an appositive phrase?

Answer: An appositive phrase is a noun phrase that modifies another noun or pronoun in the same sentence. It is usually set off with commas and can be used to give additional or more specific information about the noun or pronoun it modifies. It can also be used to explain or rephrase a noun or pronoun. For example, in the sentence “Sheila, my cousin, is a nurse,” the appositive phrase “my cousin” modifies the noun “Sheila” and provides additional information about her. Appositive phrases can be used for descriptive and explanatory purposes and can be either single nouns or whole phrases.

6. Question: How do you form the passive voice?

Answer: The passive voice is formed by using a form of the verb to be (am, is, are, was, were, been) and the past participle of the main verb. The subject of the sentence is the recipient of the action, and the object of the sentence becomes the subject. The passive voice is most often used when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant, or when the emphasis is on the receiver of the action rather than the doer. For example, “The letter was written by him” is in the passive voice because the emphasis is on the recipient of the action (the letter) rather than the doer (him).

7. Question: What is a gerund?

Answer: A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and acts as a noun in the sentence. For example, in the sentence “Swimming is my favorite activity,” the verb “swimming” acts as a noun because it is the subject of the sentence. Gerunds can also be used after prepositions or used as the objects of certain verbs. For example, in the sentence “I enjoy swimming,” “swimming” is the object of the verb “enjoy.” It is important to remember that gerunds are still verbs and not nouns, so they must still agree with the number of the subject.

8. Question: What is the subjunctive mood?

Answer: The subjunctive mood is used to express polite requests, suggestions, wishes, and conditions that are contrary to fact. It is formed with the verb “to be” in the base form and the past participle of the main verb. The subjunctive is used to express how one wishes something were to be, not necessarily how it is. For example, in the sentence “I suggest that he be present at the meeting,” the verb “be” is in the subjunctive mood and expresses how the speaker wishes the situation were (i.e. that the person is present at the meeting).

9. Question: What is a reflexive pronoun?

Answer: A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is used when the subject of the sentence is referring back to itself. These pronouns include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves. For example, in the sentence “I scratched myself,” the reflexive pronoun “myself” refers back to the subject “I.” Reflexive pronouns are used to show emphasis on the subject, often when the action of the verb is done back to the subject.

10. Question: What is a verbal phrase?

Answer: A verbal phrase is a group of two or more words containing a verb and either a direct or indirect object. These phrases are used when the action being done by the verb is directed at something other than the subject. For example, in the sentence “The cat catches mice,” the phrase “catches mice” is a verbal phrase because the action being done by the verb “catches” (catching mice) is directed at something other than the subject “the cat.” Verbal phrases can consist of any verb that is followed by either a direct object (noun) or an indirect object (pronoun).

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