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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose






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






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






4. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






5. (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






6. A sentence that makes a command






7. Verb used as a command






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. Renames a noun






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






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






18. 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)






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






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






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






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






23. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






25. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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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33. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






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







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