Sentence Tanglers

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Sentence TanglersGrade 3


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A double negative in a sentence isa sentence contains two negative

words: He doesn't even know no one.

My sister used to play.. umbasketball.. but she doesn't nomore.

They donthave nothin. But no-one didntanswered.


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Repeated information isanother common sentence

tangler. For example, "We're going to

the park so since we're goingto the park I'll bring mybike," is a sentence thatcontains repeatedinformation.


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Aint

In speaking, many people

use the word "ain't." Informal writing, however,this is considered aninappropriate verb form.


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Aint

For example, in the

sentence, "I ain't goingto clean my room," we

can replace "ain't" with"am not."


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Subject Verb

Agreement When the subject is

singular the verb mustbe plural

When the subject isplural and the verb is

singular


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Subject Verb

Agreement For example, in the

sentence, "John eatvegetables," John, thesubject, is singular. Eat,the verb, is plural. We canreplace "eat" with "eats."


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Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs can be tricky.These verbs change form whenin the past, or future tense.Many have to be joined withhelping verbs. For a completelist of irregular verbs, click

HERE.
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/verbs.htmhttp://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/verbs.htm


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Choose the sentence that is

written correctly.1.We been having

hamburgers for dinner.

2.We be having hamburgersfor dinner.

3.We are having hamburgersfor dinner.


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written correctly.1.We been having

hamburgers for dinner.

2.We be having hamburgersfor dinner.

3.We are havinghamburgers for dinner.


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written correctly.1.I ain't got any money.

2.I haven't got anymoney.

3.I doesn't have anymoney.


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written correctly.1.I ain't got any money.

2.I haven't got nomoney.

3.I don't haveany money.


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written correctly.

We don't have anyhomework tonight.

We don't got any homework

tonight.We ain't got any homeworktonight.


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written correctly.

We don't have anyhomework tonight.

We don't got any homework

tonight.We ain't got any homeworktonight.


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Choose the sentence

that is written correctly.I don't got practice

todayI do not has practicetoday.I do not havepractice today.


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Choose the sentence

that is written correctly.I don't got practice

todayI do not has practicetoday.

I do not have

practice today


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Want to learn more?

Try these! http://www.ecu.edu.au/ses/research/

CALLR/AENG/what/rules/negative.ht

m Irregular Verbs

English Grammar Quizzes
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