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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






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






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






6. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






7. 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






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






9. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






19. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






26. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.






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






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






29. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






30. 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)






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






32. A sentence that makes a command






33. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






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






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






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






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






38. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






41. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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