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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






21. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






22. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






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






25. 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






26. Describes subject






27. (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






28. Tells what the subject is or does






29. 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






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






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






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






34. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Renames subject






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






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






44. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






45. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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