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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






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






4. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






6. 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






7. 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)






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






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






10. 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






11. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Describes subject






19. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






21. 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."






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






23. (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






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






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






26. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






30. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






33. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter






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






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






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






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






45. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






47. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






49. 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.






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