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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. 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.






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






3. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






7. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






8. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






10. 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)






11. 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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12. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question






13. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






14. Describes subject






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Renames a noun






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






28. Prepositions function as ___or ___






29. Verbal acting like a noun






30. A sentence that makes a command






31. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






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






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






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






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






37. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






41. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






50. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized







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