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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






2. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






4. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. It is supposed to be absolutely clear who is being referred to by a pronoun. If you cannot tell who a pronoun is referring to it is ambiguous and must be fixed.






14. Renames subject






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






16. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






17. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. Describes subject






36. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






41. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






42. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






45. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






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






49. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






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