Grammar Gab

It means that the subject and the verb in a sentence are used together correctly. Verb agreement means that the subject and the verb in a sentence are used together correctly.

Who or What the sentence is about.

What is happening in the sentence (the action).

An antecedent is a word for which a pronoun stands.

Ante means before

The pronoun must agree to its antecedent in number (singular or plural pronouns)

A singular pronoun must replace a singular noun

A plural pronoun must replace a plural noun

A word substituted for a noun

Example: he, she, it, they, we, I, them, my, etc.

are words that describe a noun in a sentence

Examples: ugly, stinky, furry, sleepy, beautiful

you add the ending -er behind adjective or add the word, more before the adjective.

Example: Jane was fastER than James.

Jane was MORE sleepy than James.

you add the ending -est to the adjective or add the word, most before the adjective

Example: Jane was the fastest in her class.

Jane was the most dedicated in her class.

with adverbs ending in -ly, you use the word more for comparative and the word most for the superlative

Example: more quietly, most quietly

word that is used to connect independent sentences

coordinating conjunctions are placed between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of equal rank

subordinating conjunctions introduces a subordinate clause