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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Prepositions function as ___or ___






2. Renames a noun






3. 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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4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






20. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






41. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






44. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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