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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
noncountable noun
subjunctive
object of the preposition
clause
2. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
subject
transitive verb
adjective
3. Renames a noun
interrogative pronoun
appositive
Uses of 'that'
dependent clause
4. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
Non-coordinate adjectives
8 types of pronouns
subject
linking verbs
5. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
past tense
3 cases of pronouns
indirect object
Parts of speech
6. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
helping verbs
personal pronoun
preposition word
proper pronoun
7. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
third person
indicative mood
subjunctive
relative pronoun
8. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Progressive tense
Sentence functions
comparative adjective
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
9. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
adjective
appositive
indirect object
noun clauses
10. Tells what the subject is or does
adjective clause
predicate
compound sentence
exclamatory statement
11. Prepositions function as ___or ___
subjunctive
demonstrative pronoun
prepositional phrase
adverbs or adjectives
12. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominal of a sentence
misplaced modifier
8 types of pronouns
predicate
13. A sentence that has one independent clause
noun
verb
simple sentence
objective case
14. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Sentence functions
predicate
intransitive verb
noun clauses
15. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
countable noun
interjection
regular verb
third person
16. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
sentence
misplaced modifier
subordinating conjunction
phrase
17. Verbal acting like a noun
Parts of sentences
common noun names
interrogative pronoun
gerund
18. 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)
third person
subjunctive
second person
compound sentence
19. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
regular verb
positive adjective
countable noun
Modifiers
20. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
misplaced modifier
idiom
active voice sentences
subject
21. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
object complement
indefinite pronoun
Parts of speech
concrete noun
22. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
misplaced modifier
past tense
Progressive tense
transitive verb
23. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
interjection
adjective clause
pronoun number error
Simple sentences forms
24. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
Progressive tense
Sentence functions
countable noun
sentence
25. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
8 types of pronouns
indicative mood
complex sentence
declarative statement
26. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
nominal of a sentence
collective noun
interrogative pronoun
Run-on sentence
27. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
indicative mood
future tense
Uses of 'that'
declarative statement
28. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
subject
proper pronoun
clause
regular verb
29. 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
personal pronoun
indicative mood
imperative
preposition word
30. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
infinitive
pronoun
3 cases of pronouns
regular verb
31. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
past tense
Types of phrases
Ranking order
active voice sentences
32. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
3 cases of pronouns
interrogative statement
sentence
adjective clause
33. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
subject of the sentence
intransitive verb
Modifiers
antecedent
34. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
declarative statement
participial phase
interjection
Ranking order
35. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Types of phrases
8 types of pronouns
absolute phase
gerund
36. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
participial phase
subordinating conjunction
regular verb
interrogative pronoun
37. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
first person
predicate noun
prepositional phrase
dependent clause
38. (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
sentence fragment
pronoun
comparative adjective
concrete noun
39. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
second person
prepositional phrase
imperative
adjective
40. Renames or describes the direct object
common noun names
dependent clause
Non-coordinate adjectives
object complement
41. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
prepositional phrase
object complement
absolute phase
independent clause
42. 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
countable noun
personal pronoun
Ranking order
pronoun number error
43. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
adverbs or adjectives
concrete noun
subject of the sentence
44. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
proper pronoun
intransitive verb
comparative adjective
noun
45. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
abstract noun
comma splice
subject
indefinite pronoun
46. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Non-coordinate adjectives
transitive verb
object
participial phase
47. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
indefinite pronoun
countable noun
first person
Progressive tense
48. 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)
Run-on sentence
gerund
intransitive verb
active voice sentences
49. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
nominative case
absolute phase
clause
positive adjective
50. 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.
abstract noun
pronoun reference errors
complex sentence
subject of the sentence