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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. Renames subject
predicate noun
pronoun errors
linking verbs
infinitive
2. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
active voice sentences
objective case
compound sentence
predicate adjective
3. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Non-coordinate adjectives
Progressive tense
subjunctive
predicate adjective
4. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
subject
pronoun reference errors
gerund
Sentence functions
5. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
countable noun
indirect object
transitive verb
Non-coordinate adjectives
6. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
prepositional phrase
Parts of sentences
predicate adjective
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
7. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
transitive verb
subjunctive
absolute phase
predicate adjective
8. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
personal pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
object of the preposition
9. Tells what the subject is or does
predicate
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
compound sentence
split infinitive
10. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
pronoun
personal pronoun
compound sentence
noncountable noun
11. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
comparative adjective
interjection
preposition word
subject
12. 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)
compound sentence
pronoun number error
pronoun
third person
13. A word that expresses action or a state of being
noun clauses
indefinite pronoun
verb
countable noun
14. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
independent clause
second person
demonstrative pronoun
active voice sentences
15. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
indefinite pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
pronoun number error
Uses of 'that'
16. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
declarative statement
third person
nominative case
Parts of sentences
17. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
subjunctive
misplaced modifier
participial phase
complex sentence
18. 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
interrogative pronoun
3 cases of pronouns
indefinite pronoun
predicate noun
19. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
Uses of 'that'
relative pronoun
concrete noun
20. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
countable noun
appositive
interrogative statement
Modifiers
21. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
indirect object
pronoun reference errors
sentence
subordinating conjunction
22. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
Progressive tense
complex sentence
compound sentence
23. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
8 types of pronouns
subject of the sentence
object
idiom
24. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
common noun names
Parts of sentences
pronoun reference errors
phrase
25. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
second person
object complement
independent clause
split infinitive
26. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
8 types of pronouns
verb
declarative statement
nominative case
27. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
complex sentence
second person
compound sentence
28. 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.
participial phase
demonstrative pronoun
Modifiers
noun
29. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
dependent clause
imperative
noncountable noun
Simple sentences forms
30. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
active voice sentences
sentence
sentence fragment
imperative statement
31. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
subjunctive
declarative statement
transitive verb
future tense
32. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
predicate adjective
Parts of speech
noun
absolute phase
33. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
pronoun reference errors
helping verbs
personal pronoun
subject
34. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
object
noun compound
concrete noun
35. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
adverb
gerund
interrogative pronoun
complex sentence
36. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
collective noun
adjective clause
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
sentence
37. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
infinitive
subjunctive
intransitive verb
positive adjective
38. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
concrete noun
Types of phrases
nominal of a sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
39. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
Progressive tense
noun clauses
interrogative pronoun
relative pronoun
40. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
Run-on sentence
demonstrative pronoun
objective case
complex sentence
41. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
simple sentence
verb
3 cases of pronouns
nominal of a sentence
42. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Types of phrases
transitive verb
imperative statement
subject of the sentence
43. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
imperative
compound sentence
objective case
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
44. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
compound sentence
Ranking order
declarative statement
noncountable noun
45. Renames a noun
antecedent
personal pronoun
appositive
phrase
46. Describes subject
predicate adjective
noun compound
past tense
subject of the sentence
47. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
simple sentence
predicate adjective
object
common noun names
48. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
regular verb
Ranking order
interrogative statement
sentence fragment
49. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
interrogative statement
first person
comma splice
positive adjective
50. Verb used as a command
imperative
verb
noun clauses
subjunctive
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