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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






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






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






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






5. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






9. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






12. Verb used as a command






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






14. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






15. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






18. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas






19. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED - (his shoulder felt sore... 'sore' is a predicate adjective - not a direct object)






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






30. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Renames or describes the direct object






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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