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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. 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)






2. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






6. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






9. A sentence that has one independent clause






10. 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.






11. Describes subject






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






13. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Renames subject






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






32. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






40. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






42. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






45. Renames a noun






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






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






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






49. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






50. Tells what the subject is or does







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