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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers






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






3. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






4. A phrase beginning with a verb that describes the subject - e.g. Walking home from school - River Tam stopped by the store and bought candy.






5. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






6. 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






7. Renames subject






8. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






9. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.






10. Point of view presents the events of the story from a narrator's point of view (he - she - it - they - them - their - her - his - or character's names are used)






11. A sentence that has one independent clause






12. 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."






13. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question






14. Prepositions function as ___or ___






15. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").






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






17. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






18. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






19. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






20. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






21. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"






22. Describes subject






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






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






25. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






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






27. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






28. 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.






29. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






30. A pronoun that does not refer to a specific - person - place - thing - or idea; examples: everyone - everything - everybody - anybody - many - most - few - each - some - someone - all - nothing - nobody - and no one






31. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying






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






33. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






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






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






36. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted






37. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






39. 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)






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






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






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






43. Renames a noun






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






45. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






46. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






47. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






48. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate






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






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