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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






2. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






3. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






19. 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."






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






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






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






23. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






25. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






26. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Tells what the subject is or does






34. 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)






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






36. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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)






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






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






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






46. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






47. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






48. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






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






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