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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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1. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






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






3. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone






4. Subordinating conjunction (He asked that she go.) - Relative pronoun (He took the test that was hard.) - Demonstrative pronoun (That was hard.) - Demonstrative adjective (That test was hard.) - Adverb (The test wasn't that bad.)

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5. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






6. 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)






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






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






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






10. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






13. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






15. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






17. Verbal acting like a noun






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






19. 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."






20. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






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






22. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal






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






24. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb






25. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






27. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A sentence that has one independent clause






37. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






42. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles






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






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






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






46. Describes subject






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






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






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






50. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers