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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






14. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






15. 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.






16. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






21. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






22. 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






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






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






25. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






34. (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






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






36. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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)






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






44. Renames a noun






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






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






48. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






49. 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






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







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