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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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






3. 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






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






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






6. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






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






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






10. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






11. 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






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






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






14. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






19. It is supposed to be absolutely clear who is being referred to by a pronoun. If you cannot tell who a pronoun is referring to it is ambiguous and must be fixed.






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






21. Renames subject






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






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






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






25. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Renames or describes the direct object






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






33. Describes subject






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






35. 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)






36. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Prepositions function as ___or ___






46. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






48. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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







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