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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)






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






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






4. Renames or describes the direct object






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






6. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






26. Renames subject






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






28. 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.






29. 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






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






31. 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)






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






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






34. A sentence that makes a command






35. A sentence that has one independent clause






36. 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)






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






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






39. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






42. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






43. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






45. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






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






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






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






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






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







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