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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






7. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






11. (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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. A sentence that has one independent clause






19. 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)






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






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






22. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






23. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






25. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






29. A word or group of words that can function as a noun






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






31. 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.






32. 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."






33. 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






34. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






35. Verbal acting like a noun






36. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






41. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






42. Describes subject






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






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






45. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






47. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






49. Verb used as a command






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