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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






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






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






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






5. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






9. Describes subject






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






11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






19. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






24. (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






25. Verbal acting like a noun






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. Tells what the subject is or does






48. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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