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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)






2. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






6. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






10. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






13. 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)






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






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






16. 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."






17. 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)






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






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






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






21. (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






22. Renames subject






23. Tells what the subject is or does






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Describes subject






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






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






32. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






33. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I - me - my - mine - you - your - yours - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its / plural: we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - they - them - their - the






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






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






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






42. 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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43. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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






49. Renames or describes the direct object






50. Sentence - Clause - Phrase







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