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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. 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)
Non-coordinate adjectives
Ranking order
third person
3 cases of pronouns
2. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
complex sentence
common noun names
3 cases of pronouns
3. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
pronoun number error
infinitive
Modifiers
Uses of 'that'
4. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence
adjective clause
object of the preposition
proper pronoun
5. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
adjective clause
phrase
compound sentence
second person
6. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
appositive
intransitive verb
Sentence functions
proper pronoun
7. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
interrogative pronoun
second person
sentence fragment
subjunctive
8. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
compound sentence
second person
3 cases of pronouns
9. A sentence that has one independent clause
simple sentence
third person
interrogative pronoun
regular verb
10. 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.
object complement
predicate
participial phase
common noun names
11. Describes subject
Non-coordinate adjectives
regular verb
linking verbs
predicate adjective
12. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
object of the preposition
independent clause
nominative case
interjection
13. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
object complement
Simple sentences forms
8 types of pronouns
adjective clause
14. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
misplaced modifier
clause
exclamatory statement
idiom
15. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
regular verb
indicative mood
simple sentence
adjective
16. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
object
dependent clause
pronoun reference errors
comparative adjective
17. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
subject of the sentence
transitive verb
noun compound
relative pronoun
18. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
transitive verb
prepositional phrase
Sentence functions
imperative statement
19. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
compound sentence
noncountable noun
object
subordinating conjunction
20. A word that expresses action or a state of being
imperative
object complement
nominal of a sentence
verb
21. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
infinitive
split infinitive
interjection
object of the preposition
22. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
noun compound
helping verbs
sentence fragment
indefinite pronoun
23. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
participial phase
infinitive
Run-on sentence
Ranking order
24. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
objective case
common noun names
adverb
Sentence functions
25. 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
dependent clause
adverb
Run-on sentence
transitive verb
26. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
relative pronoun
Parts of sentences
Run-on sentence
absolute phase
27. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Progressive tense
future tense
object complement
independent clause
28. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
independent clause
interrogative pronoun
second person
active voice sentences
29. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
helping verbs
noun clauses
sentence
misplaced modifier
30. Renames subject
predicate noun
interrogative pronoun
third person
transitive verb
31. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
personal pronoun
Modifiers
object of the preposition
prepositional phrase
32. Renames or describes the direct object
nominative case
independent clause
object complement
comparative adjective
33. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
verb
noun
imperative
complex sentence
34. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
participial phase
subordinating conjunction
collective noun
adjective clause
35. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
linking verbs
phrase
interrogative pronoun
sentence
36. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
subordinating conjunction
Progressive tense
Ranking order
indicative mood
37. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
Sentence functions
subject of the sentence
predicate noun
interrogative statement
38. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
imperative statement
active voice sentences
predicate adjective
common noun names
39. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
sentence fragment
declarative statement
helping verbs
subject
40. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
comparative adjective
Run-on sentence
comma splice
simple sentence
41. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
third person
independent clause
concrete noun
phrase
42. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Types of phrases
interrogative pronoun
Sentence functions
appositive
43. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
linking verbs
prepositional phrase
3 cases of pronouns
compound sentence
44. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
participial phase
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
active voice sentences
pronoun errors
45. Renames a noun
subjunctive
appositive
idiom
3 cases of pronouns
46. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
dependent clause
indirect object
adverb
abstract noun
47. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
independent clause
predicate
nominative case
Non-coordinate adjectives
48. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
subject
imperative statement
compound sentence
49. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
infinitive
nominative case
active voice sentences
demonstrative pronoun
50. Tells what the subject is or does
predicate
demonstrative pronoun
nominative case
misplaced modifier
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