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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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






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






4. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






5. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Renames subject






12. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






25. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






33. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Renames or describes the direct object






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






47. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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