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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Verb used as a command






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






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






4. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






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






6. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






8. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






10. 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."






11. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






12. (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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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)






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






19. A sentence that makes a command






20. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






23. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






24. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






27. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






33. includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED - (his shoulder felt sore... 'sore' is a predicate adjective - not a direct object)






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






35. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






47. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






48. 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






49. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






50. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma