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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






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






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






6. 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)






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






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






9. Renames a noun






10. 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.






11. A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g. "wearing a ball gown" in the sentence - "She sat on the lap of a fat man wearing a ball gown."






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






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






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






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






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






17. Verb used as a command






18. Renames or describes the direct object






19. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






25. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






27. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






39. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






44. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






49. (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






50. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb