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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






12. Prepositions function as ___or ___






13. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






14. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)






25. 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)






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






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






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






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






30. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






33. Describes subject






34. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






39. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






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






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






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






44. Tells what the subject is or does






45. 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)






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






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






48. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






50. (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