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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






3. 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."






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






23. 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)






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






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






26. Renames subject






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






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






29. Renames or describes the direct object






30. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Renames a noun






38. Verb used as a command






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. Prepositions function as ___or ___






44. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






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