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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
second person
clause
comparative adjective
indicative mood
2. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
comparative adjective
proper pronoun
Parts of speech
Sentence functions
3. 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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4. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
noncountable noun
object of the preposition
misplaced modifier
5. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
subject
subjunctive
third person
Modifiers
6. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
object
proper pronoun
verb
complex sentence
7. 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
first person
preposition word
pronoun errors
dependent clause
8. Verb used as a command
noun
imperative
subjunctive
object complement
9. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
antecedent
adverb
nominal of a sentence
active voice sentences
10. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
absolute phase
comparative adjective
noun
concrete noun
11. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
nominative case
subject
interrogative statement
subjunctive
12. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
misplaced modifier
collective noun
Run-on sentence
countable noun
13. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
predicate adjective
subjunctive
pronoun reference errors
collective noun
14. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
prepositional phrase
Ranking order
subject
independent clause
15. Verbal acting like a noun
gerund
Parts of sentences
sentence
infinitive
16. 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
indicative mood
adjective
misplaced modifier
dependent clause
17. Describes subject
predicate adjective
Parts of sentences
adverb
subjunctive
18. Renames or describes the direct object
noun compound
object
exclamatory statement
object complement
19. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
nominative case
idiom
noncountable noun
relative pronoun
20. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
Ranking order
pronoun errors
helping verbs
subject
21. Renames a noun
appositive
imperative
subject
Run-on sentence
22. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
comma splice
transitive verb
positive adjective
predicate adjective
23. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Run-on sentence
Progressive tense
Sentence functions
adjective
24. Prepositions function as ___or ___
antecedent
dependent clause
infinitive
adverbs or adjectives
25. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
participial phase
object
countable noun
misplaced modifier
26. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
interjection
infinitive
prepositional phrase
noncountable noun
27. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
participial phase
compound sentence
interjection
28. A sentence that has one independent clause
predicate noun
indicative mood
interjection
simple sentence
29. Renames subject
prepositional phrase
Simple sentences forms
absolute phase
predicate noun
30. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
subject of the sentence
sentence fragment
Simple sentences forms
Run-on sentence
31. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
pronoun errors
sentence
demonstrative pronoun
preposition word
32. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
Parts of sentences
comma splice
Uses of 'that'
Progressive tense
33. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
Ranking order
objective case
Parts of sentences
predicate adjective
34. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
pronoun
adjective
subject of the sentence
independent clause
35. (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
nominal of a sentence
second person
pronoun
proper pronoun
36. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
compound sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
8 types of pronouns
comparative adjective
37. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
idiom
adverb
first person
phrase
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
exclamatory statement
object complement
personal pronoun
gerund
39. 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
positive adjective
indefinite pronoun
Types of phrases
past tense
40. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
Types of phrases
prepositional phrase
comparative adjective
relative pronoun
41. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
nominal of a sentence
abstract noun
comparative adjective
interrogative statement
42. 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.
proper pronoun
adverbs or adjectives
participial phase
common noun names
43. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
interrogative statement
countable noun
44. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
independent clause
adjective clause
interrogative pronoun
relative pronoun
45. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Simple sentences forms
indefinite pronoun
split infinitive
imperative
46. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
antecedent
regular verb
declarative statement
appositive
47. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
object of the preposition
future tense
simple sentence
comparative adjective
48. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
indefinite pronoun
predicate noun
proper pronoun
sentence fragment
49. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
adjective
indirect object
Non-coordinate adjectives
pronoun
50. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
first person
dependent clause
split infinitive
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