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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






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






8. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






12. (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






13. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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 sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






26. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. It is supposed to be absolutely clear who is being referred to by a pronoun. If you cannot tell who a pronoun is referring to it is ambiguous and must be fixed.






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






38. 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






39. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






49. 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.






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