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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose






2. Renames subject






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






24. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles






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






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






27. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






30. Renames a noun






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. (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






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






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






39. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






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






42. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






44. 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






45. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






47. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






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






49. Tells what the subject is or does






50. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative