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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A word or group of words that can function as a noun






2. Verb used as a command






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






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






5. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






7. (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






8. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






13. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






22. 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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23. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






27. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Describes subject






39. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)






40. 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."






41. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






42. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






49. 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)






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