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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
object complement
compound sentence
Simple sentences forms
subject
2. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Types of phrases
Non-coordinate adjectives
countable noun
pronoun reference errors
3. 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
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Types of phrases
helping verbs
dependent clause
4. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
infinitive
objective case
countable noun
proper pronoun
5. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
nominative case
compound sentence
common noun names
clause
6. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
transitive verb
absolute phase
Non-coordinate adjectives
preposition word
7. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
declarative statement
prepositional phrase
complex sentence
Parts of speech
8. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
nominative case
Run-on sentence
transitive verb
simple sentence
9. 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.
Ranking order
abstract noun
pronoun reference errors
adjective clause
10. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
imperative statement
gerund
adverb
positive adjective
11. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
relative pronoun
pronoun number error
concrete noun
common noun names
12. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
subject of the sentence
noncountable noun
Sentence functions
indicative mood
13. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
noun
relative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
transitive verb
14. Verb used as a command
exclamatory statement
pronoun reference errors
comparative adjective
imperative
15. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
positive adjective
split infinitive
subjunctive
sentence fragment
16. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
nominative case
Parts of speech
object
object complement
17. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
clause
pronoun errors
subjunctive
complex sentence
18. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
object complement
appositive
Parts of speech
common noun names
19. Renames subject
dependent clause
predicate noun
appositive
subject
20. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
imperative statement
compound sentence
idiom
Modifiers
21. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
Ranking order
indicative mood
subjunctive
nominative case
22. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
subject
noncountable noun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
first person
23. A sentence that has one independent clause
regular verb
Progressive tense
helping verbs
simple sentence
24. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
gerund
phrase
Sentence functions
noncountable noun
25. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
Non-coordinate adjectives
idiom
noncountable noun
subordinating conjunction
26. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
pronoun number error
pronoun errors
countable noun
predicate
27. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
common noun names
Run-on sentence
subject of the sentence
Uses of 'that'
28. Renames a noun
interjection
appositive
abstract noun
3 cases of pronouns
29. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
sentence fragment
subject of the sentence
regular verb
noun compound
30. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
misplaced modifier
sentence
interrogative statement
intransitive verb
31. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
exclamatory statement
future tense
Types of phrases
imperative statement
32. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
common noun names
infinitive
predicate
Run-on sentence
33. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
antecedent
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
interrogative pronoun
past tense
34. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
subjunctive
comparative adjective
pronoun number error
predicate noun
35. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
Modifiers
idiom
gerund
Run-on sentence
36. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
noun
Run-on sentence
sentence fragment
active voice sentences
37. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
linking verbs
countable noun
sentence fragment
Simple sentences forms
38. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
simple sentence
preposition word
indirect object
Parts of sentences
39. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
infinitive
positive adjective
proper pronoun
sentence fragment
40. 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
linking verbs
demonstrative pronoun
personal pronoun
Simple sentences forms
41. (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
Progressive tense
interrogative statement
idiom
pronoun
42. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
predicate adjective
declarative statement
future tense
object
43. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
adjective
countable noun
nominal of a sentence
Modifiers
44. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
concrete noun
active voice sentences
adverbs or adjectives
third person
45. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
adjective clause
8 types of pronouns
countable noun
clause
46. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
transitive verb
first person
dependent clause
simple sentence
47. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence
verb
noun clauses
personal pronoun
48. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
prepositional phrase
clause
compound sentence
first person
49. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
subject of the sentence
helping verbs
common noun names
abstract noun
50. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
complex sentence
dependent clause
3 cases of pronouns
object complement
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