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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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1. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






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






4. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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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10. (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






11. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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. Verb used as a command






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






38. 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)






39. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.






40. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






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






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






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






46. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






47. Renames a noun






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






49. Renames subject






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