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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






3. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






6. 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)






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






17. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






37. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






41. Verb used as a command






42. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






45. (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






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






47. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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