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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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1. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






2. 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)






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






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






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






6. Prepositions function as ___or ___






7. Verbal acting like a noun






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Renames or describes the direct object






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






14. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Describes subject






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






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






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






27. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






29. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






30. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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