Sentence Tanglers

Grade 3

A double negative 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 don’t ave nothin •But no-one didn’t answered

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.

Ain’t

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

Ain’t

• For example, in the sentence, "I ain't going to clean my room," we can replace "ain't" with "am not."

Subject Verb Agreement

• When the subject is singular the verb must be plural

•When the subject is plural and the verb is singular.

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."

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.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

1.We been having hamburgers for dinner.

2.We be having hamburgers for dinner.

3.We are having hamburgers for dinner.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

1.We been having hamburgers for dinner.

2.We be having hamburgers for dinner.

3.3.We are having We are having hamburgers for hamburgers for dinner.dinner.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

1.I ain't got any money.2.I haven't got no

money.3.I doesn't have any

money.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

1.I ain't got any money.2.I haven't got no

money.

3.3.I don't have I don't have any money.any money.

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.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

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

•We don't got any homework tonight.

•We ain't got any homework tonight.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

•I don't got practice today

•I do not has practice today.

•I do not have I do not have practice today.practice today.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

•We been having hamburgers for dinner.

•We be having hamburgers for dinner.

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

Want to learn more? Try these!

• http://www.ecu.edu.au/ses/research/CALLR/AENG/what/rules/negative.htm

• Irregular Verbs• English Grammar Quizzes