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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Renames or describes the direct object






2. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






3. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






4. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose






5. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






6. A word or group of words that can function as a noun






7. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






8. A word that expresses action or a state of being






9. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






10. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






11. includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED - (his shoulder felt sore... 'sore' is a predicate adjective - not a direct object)






12. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






13. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become






14. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.






15. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






16. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






17. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.






18. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






19. A sentence that makes a command






20. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted






21. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






22. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.






23. Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence - even though it has a subject and a verb - e.g. ...because she is funny






24. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






25. A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g. "wearing a ball gown" in the sentence - "She sat on the lap of a fat man wearing a ball gown."






26. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






27. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






28. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






29. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






30. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






31. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






32. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






33. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






34. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must






35. Verb used as a command






36. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






37. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






38. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






39. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.






40. (Stands for a noun) I - me - mine - you - your - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its - we - us - our/ours - they - them - their/theirs






41. Describes subject






42. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






43. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






44. Renames subject






45. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






46. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas






47. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






48. It is supposed to be absolutely clear who is being referred to by a pronoun. If you cannot tell who a pronoun is referring to it is ambiguous and must be fixed.






49. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter






50. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"