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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. A word that expresses action or a state of being
verb
Progressive tense
clause
idiom
2. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
helping verbs
misplaced modifier
idiom
common noun names
3. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
common noun names
regular verb
personal pronoun
objective case
4. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
objective case
Simple sentences forms
pronoun errors
Sentence functions
5. (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
object of the preposition
noun
pronoun
predicate
6. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
helping verbs
nominative case
adverbs or adjectives
adjective clause
7. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
countable noun
helping verbs
dependent clause
8. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
3 cases of pronouns
sentence fragment
nominative case
pronoun reference errors
9. 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
Ranking order
personal pronoun
nominal of a sentence
future tense
10. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
adverb
Non-coordinate adjectives
misplaced modifier
relative pronoun
11. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
concrete noun
clause
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
exclamatory statement
12. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
noun clauses
predicate noun
misplaced modifier
adjective clause
13. 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
transitive verb
dependent clause
past tense
indirect object
14. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
predicate adjective
nominative case
objective case
comparative adjective
15. Describes subject
noun compound
sentence fragment
independent clause
predicate adjective
16. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
predicate adjective
interrogative pronoun
countable noun
personal pronoun
17. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
noncountable noun
helping verbs
predicate
interrogative statement
18. Prepositions function as ___or ___
positive adjective
Sentence functions
adverbs or adjectives
adjective clause
19. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
linking verbs
noun clauses
antecedent
20. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
object complement
3 cases of pronouns
countable noun
idiom
21. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
interrogative statement
Ranking order
relative pronoun
interrogative pronoun
22. Verb used as a command
imperative
helping verbs
intransitive verb
absolute phase
23. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
gerund
predicate noun
sentence fragment
object of the preposition
24. Renames a noun
Uses of 'that'
appositive
indefinite pronoun
Types of phrases
25. 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.
noun compound
imperative statement
participial phase
adverbs or adjectives
26. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
proper pronoun
nominal of a sentence
adjective
8 types of pronouns
27. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
absolute phase
interrogative pronoun
comparative adjective
adjective clause
28. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
interrogative statement
Uses of 'that'
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
objective case
29. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
Simple sentences forms
predicate noun
appositive
subject
30. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
nominative case
misplaced modifier
adverb
predicate
31. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
common noun names
sentence
adjective
antecedent
32. 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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33. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
absolute phase
appositive
infinitive
complex sentence
34. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
concrete noun
Simple sentences forms
comma splice
independent clause
35. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
infinitive
linking verbs
adjective
object of the preposition
36. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
Ranking order
Run-on sentence
helping verbs
past tense
37. Renames or describes the direct object
object complement
verb
participial phase
adverbs or adjectives
38. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
misplaced modifier
noun
adverbs or adjectives
indicative mood
39. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
interjection
nominative case
pronoun
antecedent
40. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
object complement
Progressive tense
pronoun reference errors
Simple sentences forms
41. 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
nominal of a sentence
preposition word
future tense
imperative
42. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
third person
Parts of sentences
clause
indirect object
43. A sentence that makes a command
imperative statement
adverb
past tense
sentence
44. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
Parts of sentences
misplaced modifier
intransitive verb
predicate adjective
45. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
helping verbs
compound sentence
Uses of 'that'
adverb
46. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
adjective clause
object
dependent clause
interjection
47. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
sentence
indirect object
demonstrative pronoun
object of the preposition
48. 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."
sentence fragment
noun compound
subject of the sentence
misplaced modifier
49. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
subjunctive
future tense
noun clauses
nominal of a sentence
50. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
relative pronoun
absolute phase
comma splice
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