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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers






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






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






4. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.






5. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






28. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






40. Renames subject






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






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






43. Describes subject






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






48. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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







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