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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






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






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






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






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






7. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






10. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






14. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Verb used as a command






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






24. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






27. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






28. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Tells what the subject is or does






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






42. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






50. 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)







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