Sentence Tanglers

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Sentence Tanglers

• Grade 3

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A double negative in a sentence is a sentence
contains two negative words

• He doesn't even know no one.
• My sister used to play.. um basketball.. but she
  doesn't no more.
• They dont have nothin.
• But no-one didnt answered.

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Repeated information is another common sentence
tangler.

• For example, "We're going to the park so since
  we're going to the park I'll bring my bike," is a
  sentence that contains repeated information.

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Aint

• In speaking, many people use the word "ain't."
  In formal writing, however, this is considered an
  inappropriate verb form.

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Aint

• For example, in the sentence, "I ain't going to
  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 must be
  plural
• When the subject is plural and the verb is
  singular.

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Subject Verb Agreement

• For example, in the sentence, "John eat
  vegetables," John, the subject, is singular.
  Eat, the verb, is plural. We can replace "eat"
  with "eats."

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Irregular Verbs

• Irregular verbs can be tricky. These verbs
  change form when in the past, or future tense.
  Many have to be joined with helping verbs. For
  a complete list of irregular verbs, click
• HERE.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• We been having hamburgers for dinner.
• We be having hamburgers for dinner.
• We are having hamburgers for dinner.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• We been having hamburgers for dinner.
• We be having hamburgers for dinner.
• We are having hamburgers for dinner.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• I ain't got any money.
• I haven't got any money.
• I doesn't have any money.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• I ain't got any money.
• I haven't got no money.
• I don't have any money.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• We don't have any homework tonight.
• We don't got any homework tonight.
• We ain't got any homework tonight.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• We don't have any homework tonight.
• We don't got any homework tonight.
• We ain't got any homework tonight.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• I don't got practice today
• I do not has practice today.
• I do not have practice today.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• I don't got practice today
• I do not has practice today.
• 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.htm
• Irregular Verbs
• English Grammar Quizzes