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Tenses, Agreement and Punctuation — Key Terms
Match each term to its definition.
Tense
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The form of a verb that shows when an action happens: present, past or future.
The rule that a verb must match its subject in number (singular or plural).
A punctuation mark used to show possession or a missing letter in a contraction.
A shortened form of two words with a missing letter marked by an apostrophe, such as 'don't'.
Subject–verb agreement
— match —
The form of a verb that shows when an action happens: present, past or future.
The rule that a verb must match its subject in number (singular or plural).
A punctuation mark used to show possession or a missing letter in a contraction.
A shortened form of two words with a missing letter marked by an apostrophe, such as 'don't'.
Apostrophe
— match —
The form of a verb that shows when an action happens: present, past or future.
The rule that a verb must match its subject in number (singular or plural).
A punctuation mark used to show possession or a missing letter in a contraction.
A shortened form of two words with a missing letter marked by an apostrophe, such as 'don't'.
Contraction
— match —
The form of a verb that shows when an action happens: present, past or future.
The rule that a verb must match its subject in number (singular or plural).
A punctuation mark used to show possession or a missing letter in a contraction.
A shortened form of two words with a missing letter marked by an apostrophe, such as 'don't'.
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