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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.






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






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






4. (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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






18. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






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






20. A sentence that makes a command






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






22. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






23. 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."






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






25. 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)






26. 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)






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






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






29. 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






30. Verbal acting like a noun






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






32. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






43. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






45. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






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






47. 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






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






49. Verb used as a command






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







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