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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






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






3. 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






4. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






8. Verb used as a command






9. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






10. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






12. 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






13. Renames a noun






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






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






16. (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






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






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






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






20. 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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21. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






25. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






27. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






28. Describes subject






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






30. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






40. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas






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






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






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






44. 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)






45. 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."






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






47. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






49. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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