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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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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)






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






3. Describes subject






4. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






5. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").






19. 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.






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






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






22. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






27. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






36. Verb used as a command






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






38. A sentence that makes a command






39. 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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40. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






42. 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)






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






44. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






47. 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."






48. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






49. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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