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Grammar Fundamentals

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






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






3. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






4. 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."






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






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






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






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






9. (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






10. Renames subject






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






12. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






17. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






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






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






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






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






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






23. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






24. Renames a noun






25. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






26. 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






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






28. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






36. Tells what the subject is or does






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






38. 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






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






40. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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