1,129 prompts matching "Making the verb agree with the true subject, not the nearest noun"
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Teach me: the different types of sentences
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me how to define a sentence, and show me the differe
Teach me: how compound sentences are formed with conjunctions
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me how compound sentences are formed by joining simp
Quiz me: telling adjectival clauses apart from other clause types
Act as my SS1 English tutor and give me a set of sentences and quiz me on identifying whic
Teach me: the difference between active and passive voice
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me the difference between active and passive voice,
Teach me: the different types of pronouns
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me the different types of pronouns in English and gi
Practise: a timed reading with comprehension questions afterwards
Act as my SS1 English tutor and time me reading a short passage, then ask me comprehension
Teach me: skimming a text and using topic sentences to find the gist
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me how to skim a text for its general meaning by ide
Practise: summarising the gist of a text I have skimmed
Act as my SS1 English tutor and give me a text to skim quickly, then help me practise writ
Teach me: reviewing the structure and features of poetry
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me the structure and common features of poetry, incl
Teach me: building an argument with pros and cons
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Teach me: homonyms and their different meanings
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me what homonyms are, give me examples of words that
Quiz me: choosing the correct meaning of a homonym
Act as my SS1 English tutor and give me a list of homonyms and quiz me on choosing the cor
Teach me: homophones and how to avoid mixing them up
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me what homophones are, give me common pairs, and sh
Practise: a dictation exercise with tricky homophones
Act as my SS1 English tutor and dictate a set of sentences containing homophones to me, ha
Practise: a dictation of minimal pairs with peer-style correction
Act as my SS1 English tutor and dictate a set of minimal pairs to me, have me write them d
Teach me: spelling the names of famous writers
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me the correct spelling of the names of a few famous
Concessive Clauses That Still Win The Argument
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me how to use a concessive clause starting with 'althou
Phrase Or Clause: The Real Difference
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Explain clearly the difference between a phrase and a clause,
Noun Phrase: Finding The Headword
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me how to find the headword of a long noun phrase like
When The Passive Voice Hides The Doer
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Explain how the passive voice can be used deliberately to hid