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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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1. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






3. Renames subject






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






5. A sentence that makes a command






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






7. 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.






8. 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)






9. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






10. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






12. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






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






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






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






16. Renames or describes the direct object






17. Tells what the subject is or does






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






19. (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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






30. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






41. 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."






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






43. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






49. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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