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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Renames subject






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






25. 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






26. Renames a noun






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






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






29. Verb used as a command






30. Tells what the subject is or does






31. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






40. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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. 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."






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






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






45. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






49. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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