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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. 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
pronoun errors
misplaced modifier
preposition word
appositive
2. Prepositions function as ___or ___
3 cases of pronouns
adverbs or adjectives
Run-on sentence
indicative mood
3. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
interrogative pronoun
sentence
indicative mood
object complement
4. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
nominative case
interrogative statement
transitive verb
compound sentence
5. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
transitive verb
infinitive
objective case
linking verbs
6. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
adverb
object
common noun names
independent clause
7. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
objective case
pronoun reference errors
idiom
collective noun
8. 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."
misplaced modifier
proper pronoun
predicate noun
adverb
9. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
clause
exclamatory statement
countable noun
indirect object
10. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
Progressive tense
noun clauses
phrase
11. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
abstract noun
compound sentence
predicate noun
countable noun
12. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
interjection
adjective
object complement
concrete noun
13. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
proper pronoun
sentence
dependent clause
3 cases of pronouns
14. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
noun compound
preposition word
common noun names
countable noun
15. Verbal acting like a noun
helping verbs
gerund
8 types of pronouns
noun clauses
16. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
adverbs or adjectives
Progressive tense
noun compound
concrete noun
17. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
abstract noun
Simple sentences forms
Non-coordinate adjectives
comparative adjective
18. 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.
sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
adverbs or adjectives
participial phase
19. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
Modifiers
noun compound
absolute phase
helping verbs
20. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
complex sentence
8 types of pronouns
collective noun
regular verb
21. 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
personal pronoun
interrogative pronoun
intransitive verb
subject of the sentence
22. Describes subject
interjection
Simple sentences forms
predicate adjective
Non-coordinate adjectives
23. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
objective case
independent clause
indicative mood
verb
24. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
noncountable noun
Run-on sentence
object
noun clauses
25. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
adjective
second person
Run-on sentence
Parts of sentences
26. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Simple sentences forms
Types of phrases
pronoun
noun clauses
27. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
sentence fragment
future tense
split infinitive
linking verbs
28. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
infinitive
countable noun
subject of the sentence
helping verbs
29. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
declarative statement
Parts of speech
Uses of 'that'
demonstrative pronoun
30. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
interrogative pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
adjective clause
object of the preposition
31. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
noun clauses
adverb
appositive
comparative adjective
32. A sentence that makes a command
misplaced modifier
preposition word
simple sentence
imperative statement
33. 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)
third person
complex sentence
3 cases of pronouns
exclamatory statement
34. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
verb
predicate adjective
pronoun number error
antecedent
35. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
noun compound
Parts of sentences
object complement
36. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
declarative statement
countable noun
first person
object
37. (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
adjective
simple sentence
adjective clause
pronoun
38. Verb used as a command
abstract noun
indirect object
predicate noun
imperative
39. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
simple sentence
Run-on sentence
dependent clause
collective noun
40. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
object complement
Sentence functions
transitive verb
second person
41. 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
indefinite pronoun
imperative
preposition word
Uses of 'that'
42. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
objective case
adjective
second person
appositive
43. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
split infinitive
noun clauses
exclamatory statement
countable noun
44. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Non-coordinate adjectives
independent clause
gerund
45. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
appositive
future tense
object complement
active voice sentences
46. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
infinitive
Uses of 'that'
participial phase
interrogative pronoun
47. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
subject
object
transitive verb
imperative
48. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
collective noun
positive adjective
pronoun reference errors
noncountable noun
49. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
nominal of a sentence
phrase
appositive
50. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
noun compound
clause
collective noun
verb