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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






2. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






5. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






8. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






16. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






17. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






20. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






30. A sentence that has one independent clause






31. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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."






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






43. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






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






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. 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






47. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






48. Verb used as a command






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