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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






2. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






4. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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






6. 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






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






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






10. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






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






12. Tells what the subject is or does






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






14. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






26. A sentence that makes a command






27. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






36. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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."






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






42. Renames subject






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






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






45. 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)






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






47. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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