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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. 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






2. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






7. A sentence that has one independent clause






8. 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.






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






10. A sentence that makes a command






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






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






18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






19. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted






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






21. Renames subject






22. Prepositions function as ___or ___






23. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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)






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






29. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






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






31. 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)






32. Describes subject






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






34. Renames or describes the direct object






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






36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






37. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






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






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






40. 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






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






42. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






44. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






50. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action