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






3. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






20. Prepositions function as ___or ___






21. 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)






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






23. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






24. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Describes subject






42. Tells what the subject is or does






43. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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