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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)






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






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






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






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






6. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






10. 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)






11. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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. 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






15. 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."






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






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






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






19. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






27. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






28. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






29. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






34. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






36. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






45. Prepositions function as ___or ___






46. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






50. A sentence that has one independent clause