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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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






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






4. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






5. A sentence that has one independent clause






6. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose






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






8. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






12. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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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18. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become






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






30. 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






31. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






32. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






33. Renames subject






34. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






38. Renames a noun






39. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






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






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






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






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






44. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone






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






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






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






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






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






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