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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Renames subject






2. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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






4. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






9. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






12. 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)






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






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






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






16. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






28. 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.






29. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






42. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






44. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






45. Renames a noun






46. Describes subject






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






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






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






50. Verb used as a command







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