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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
pronoun errors
past tense
noun clauses
2. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
preposition word
pronoun
adjective clause
nominative case
3. 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."
misplaced modifier
Uses of 'that'
verb
declarative statement
4. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
pronoun errors
future tense
Non-coordinate adjectives
transitive verb
5. 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)
intransitive verb
pronoun number error
Parts of speech
subordinating conjunction
6. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
compound sentence
regular verb
prepositional phrase
indirect object
7. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
subject
3 cases of pronouns
nominative case
pronoun errors
8. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
pronoun errors
regular verb
Uses of 'that'
indirect object
9. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
noncountable noun
past tense
transitive verb
10. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
proper pronoun
preposition word
subject
antecedent
11. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
objective case
pronoun number error
subjunctive
Progressive tense
12. 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.
3 cases of pronouns
pronoun
participial phase
exclamatory statement
13. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
personal pronoun
nominative case
phrase
first person
14. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
object
interrogative statement
imperative
15. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
predicate noun
sentence
noun clauses
preposition word
16. 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
personal pronoun
sentence
infinitive
common noun names
17. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
pronoun errors
interrogative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
18. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
gerund
intransitive verb
countable noun
interrogative statement
19. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
adjective
declarative statement
3 cases of pronouns
verb
20. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
absolute phase
prepositional phrase
idiom
object
21. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
transitive verb
preposition word
active voice sentences
sentence
22. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
noncountable noun
absolute phase
adverbs or adjectives
infinitive
23. 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
relative pronoun
participial phase
declarative statement
24. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
split infinitive
idiom
noun compound
Uses of 'that'
25. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
regular verb
helping verbs
Sentence functions
idiom
26. Renames subject
indicative mood
complex sentence
predicate noun
object
27. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
Ranking order
nominal of a sentence
Simple sentences forms
declarative statement
28. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
comma splice
positive adjective
comparative adjective
Parts of sentences
29. Renames or describes the direct object
compound sentence
object complement
declarative statement
complex sentence
30. A sentence that has one independent clause
simple sentence
past tense
absolute phase
Uses of 'that'
31. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
pronoun reference errors
prepositional phrase
intransitive verb
idiom
32. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
adverbs or adjectives
third person
prepositional phrase
33. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
helping verbs
clause
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
demonstrative pronoun
34. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
concrete noun
interrogative pronoun
countable noun
clause
35. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
predicate
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Modifiers
comma splice
36. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
Sentence functions
interrogative pronoun
declarative statement
infinitive
37. Renames a noun
appositive
imperative statement
pronoun reference errors
future tense
38. Verb used as a command
interrogative statement
clause
active voice sentences
imperative
39. 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
first person
dependent clause
subjunctive
interrogative statement
40. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
regular verb
8 types of pronouns
split infinitive
object of the preposition
41. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
transitive verb
adverbs or adjectives
Parts of speech
Uses of 'that'
42. 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
pronoun errors
transitive verb
predicate adjective
preposition word
43. Prepositions function as ___or ___
adverbs or adjectives
Parts of sentences
abstract noun
adjective clause
44. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
declarative statement
object of the preposition
phrase
indicative mood
45. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
abstract noun
compound sentence
pronoun
second person
46. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
Parts of sentences
compound sentence
simple sentence
interrogative statement
47. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
common noun names
object of the preposition
collective noun
gerund
48. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
noun clauses
verb
compound sentence
common noun names
49. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
phrase
object complement
nominal of a sentence
independent clause
50. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
Ranking order
split infinitive
appositive