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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






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






3. 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)






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






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






6. A sentence that has one independent clause






7. 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






8. Renames a noun






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






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






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






12. Verb used as a command






13. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Tells what the subject is or does






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






21. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






32. Used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Examples: in - under - near - behind - to - from - over






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






34. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






40. A sentence that makes a command






41. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






42. Renames subject






43. 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






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






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






46. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






49. Describes subject






50. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound