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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






2. Renames or describes the direct object






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






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






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






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






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






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






15. Verb used as a command






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






17. (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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. 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






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






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






42. Describes subject






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must







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