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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






2. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






17. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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)






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






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






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






30. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






32. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






35. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






38. 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






39. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






40. Verbal acting like a noun






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






42. 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






43. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






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






45. Renames subject






46. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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