What is Subject Verb Agreement?
March 8, 2023
Subject verb agreement is what it says: a verb and subject must agree in count/number. When the subject is singular, the verb follows and is
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What is a Sentence? (4 Types of Sentences)
March 8, 2023
Sentences are groups of words that communicate a complete thought, and contain a subject and a predicate.
Is it Swore or Sworn? What’s the Past Tense of Swear?
March 7, 2023
Swore is the simple past tense, whereas sworn is the past participle form of the present tense verb, swear.
What’s the Past Tense of Spring? Spring, Sprang, Sprung?
March 7, 2023
‘She sprang out of bed’, is the past tense. ‘She’d sprung out of bed and scraped her knee when she hit the floor,’ uses the
Showed or Shown? What’s the Past Tense of Show?
March 7, 2023
Show has three verb conjugations altogether: show, showed, and shown/showed (depending on UK/American English). Shown is the past participle of show.
Shook or Shaken: What’s the Past Tense of Shake?
March 7, 2023
Shake is the present tense. Shook is the simple past tense, and ‘had shaken’ is the past participle form of shake.
What’s Past Tense of Wake? Woke or Woken?
March 7, 2023
Wake (present tense) has two past verb forms: woke and woken. Woke is the simple past, and woken is the past participle (used with a
What’s the Past Tense of “Sew”? Sewed or Sewn?
March 6, 2023
The past tense of sew is sewed. The past participle is either sewed or sewn (sewn being preferred in UK English).
What’s the Past Tense of Grow? Grew or Grown?
March 6, 2023
The past tense of grow is grew. The past participle is grown, as in, ‘They have grown so much since we last saw them!’