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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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1. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






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






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






4. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






5. 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






6. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






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






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






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






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






12. Describes subject






13. 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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14. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






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






27. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






28. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






34. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






37. 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)






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






39. 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.






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






41. Renames or describes the direct object






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






43. Renames subject






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






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






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






47. Verb used as a command






48. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






50. 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