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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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1. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






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






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






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






6. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






7. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






9. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






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






15. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






28. Verb used as a command






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






30. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






36. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






39. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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)






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






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






46. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






49. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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