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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.






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






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






4. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






6. 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)






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






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






9. Describes subject






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






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






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






13. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






16. Renames a noun






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A sentence that makes a command






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






31. 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.






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






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






34. Tells what the subject is or does






35. Renames subject






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






37. 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)






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






39. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






40. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






41. Renames or describes the direct object






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






43. Verbal acting like a noun






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






45. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






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