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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas






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






3. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






14. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






18. Renames a noun






19. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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)






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






27. 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)






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






29. Renames subject






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






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






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






33. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






45. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






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






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







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