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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A word or group of words that can function as a noun






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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)






11. Renames subject






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. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






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






15. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






18. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






28. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question






29. 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






30. 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."






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






32. Renames a noun






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






34. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






36. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






37. Prepositions function as ___or ___






38. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






39. 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.






40. Verbal acting like a noun






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






42. 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.






43. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






44. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






49. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






50. A sentence that makes a command