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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
simple sentence
infinitive
personal pronoun
interrogative statement
2. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
gerund
indefinite pronoun
Progressive tense
linking verbs
3. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
Parts of sentences
indicative mood
prepositional phrase
3 cases of pronouns
4. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
noun
subjunctive
phrase
Non-coordinate adjectives
5. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Parts of speech
predicate adjective
8 types of pronouns
exclamatory statement
6. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
demonstrative pronoun
past tense
nominative case
Non-coordinate adjectives
7. Tells what the subject is or does
personal pronoun
sentence fragment
participial phase
predicate
8. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
simple sentence
exclamatory statement
regular verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
9. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
8 types of pronouns
independent clause
compound sentence
10. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
subject of the sentence
dependent clause
abstract noun
11. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
pronoun
predicate adjective
interjection
imperative
12. (Stands for a noun) I - me - mine - you - your - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its - we - us - our/ours - they - them - their/theirs
adverbs or adjectives
prepositional phrase
pronoun
interrogative pronoun
13. 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
preposition word
participial phase
subjunctive
pronoun errors
14. 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.
second person
pronoun reference errors
third person
adverb
15. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
active voice sentences
dependent clause
past tense
subject of the sentence
16. 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
compound sentence
subject
dependent clause
interrogative pronoun
17. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
object of the preposition
noun
Simple sentences forms
past tense
18. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
adjective
first person
phrase
object
19. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
demonstrative pronoun
future tense
antecedent
preposition word
20. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
noun compound
Parts of sentences
interjection
third person
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.
Parts of sentences
interjection
participial phase
appositive
22. A sentence that has one independent clause
second person
simple sentence
Uses of 'that'
Progressive tense
23. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
noun
Simple sentences forms
adjective clause
idiom
24. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Sentence functions
transitive verb
countable noun
noncountable noun
25. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
Ranking order
object
common noun names
predicate noun
26. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
subordinating conjunction
object of the preposition
sentence fragment
second person
27. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
concrete noun
infinitive
exclamatory statement
common noun names
28. 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
prepositional phrase
first person
noun clauses
personal pronoun
29. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
participial phase
noncountable noun
object complement
absolute phase
30. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
Ranking order
personal pronoun
interrogative pronoun
31. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
second person
antecedent
absolute phase
prepositional phrase
32. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
Parts of sentences
indirect object
independent clause
Sentence functions
33. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
appositive
8 types of pronouns
positive adjective
Non-coordinate adjectives
34. Renames subject
prepositional phrase
predicate noun
subordinating conjunction
preposition word
35. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
interrogative statement
Parts of speech
noun
preposition word
36. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
interrogative pronoun
Parts of speech
object
demonstrative pronoun
37. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
8 types of pronouns
pronoun errors
object complement
complex sentence
38. Describes subject
personal pronoun
intransitive verb
complex sentence
predicate adjective
39. Verb used as a command
imperative
3 cases of pronouns
participial phase
object complement
40. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
verb
subject of the sentence
independent clause
abstract noun
41. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
phrase
nominative case
subjunctive
predicate adjective
42. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
participial phase
prepositional phrase
relative pronoun
noun
43. Verbal acting like a noun
antecedent
helping verbs
gerund
past tense
44. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
preposition word
object of the preposition
split infinitive
intransitive verb
45. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
abstract noun
Types of phrases
participial phase
noncountable noun
46. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
objective case
indirect object
pronoun reference errors
countable noun
47. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
Simple sentences forms
antecedent
pronoun number error
absolute phase
48. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
dependent clause
pronoun number error
future tense
sentence fragment
49. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
active voice sentences
subject
future tense
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
50. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
intransitive verb
adjective clause
split infinitive
phrase
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