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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
active voice sentences
idiom
Parts of sentences
noncountable noun
2. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
third person
noncountable noun
noun clauses
Uses of 'that'
3. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
simple sentence
nominal of a sentence
Run-on sentence
gerund
4. Renames or describes the direct object
phrase
countable noun
relative pronoun
object complement
5. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
subject
complex sentence
helping verbs
noun
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
imperative statement
pronoun
linking verbs
simple sentence
7. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
Uses of 'that'
second person
verb
indefinite pronoun
8. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
Parts of speech
object
indirect object
interrogative statement
9. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
regular verb
indirect object
demonstrative pronoun
subject
10. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
interrogative statement
adverbs or adjectives
indicative mood
noun clauses
11. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
appositive
nominative case
compound sentence
12. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
comma splice
sentence fragment
regular verb
positive adjective
13. Tells what the subject is or does
adjective clause
predicate
third person
indicative mood
14. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
object complement
sentence
noun compound
adjective clause
15. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
split infinitive
object complement
relative pronoun
16. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
transitive verb
split infinitive
object of the preposition
independent clause
17. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
adjective
future tense
appositive
Parts of sentences
18. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Modifiers
Progressive tense
Uses of 'that'
adjective clause
19. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
phrase
appositive
imperative statement
abstract noun
20. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
active voice sentences
exclamatory statement
appositive
subordinating conjunction
21. Renames a noun
countable noun
appositive
compound sentence
indirect object
22. A word that expresses action or a state of being
helping verbs
verb
indicative mood
declarative statement
23. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
object
sentence
verb
24. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
predicate noun
proper pronoun
Parts of sentences
transitive verb
25. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
Run-on sentence
relative pronoun
subjunctive
misplaced modifier
26. Renames subject
complex sentence
helping verbs
predicate noun
participial phase
27. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
second person
Parts of speech
Simple sentences forms
adjective clause
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.
noun compound
subordinating conjunction
pronoun reference errors
common noun names
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
predicate adjective
indefinite pronoun
absolute phase
countable noun
30. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
adjective
abstract noun
idiom
first person
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)
clause
third person
simple sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
32. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
Ranking order
pronoun
objective case
33. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
antecedent
8 types of pronouns
adverb
absolute phase
34. A sentence that makes a command
Parts of sentences
abstract noun
imperative statement
prepositional phrase
35. A sentence that has one independent clause
Non-coordinate adjectives
simple sentence
third person
Types of phrases
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)
object complement
dependent clause
intransitive verb
object
37. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
sentence fragment
pronoun errors
simple sentence
subject
38. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
compound sentence
interjection
independent clause
noun compound
39. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
noncountable noun
noun compound
Simple sentences forms
phrase
40. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
comparative adjective
appositive
past tense
Uses of 'that'
41. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
object of the preposition
Parts of sentences
relative pronoun
positive adjective
42. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
exclamatory statement
indefinite pronoun
interrogative pronoun
clause
43. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
antecedent
intransitive verb
objective case
44. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
compound sentence
helping verbs
simple sentence
comparative adjective
45. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
dependent clause
Run-on sentence
interjection
pronoun reference errors
46. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
object
participial phase
adjective
countable noun
47. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
adverb
dependent clause
exclamatory statement
comparative adjective
48. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
linking verbs
Non-coordinate adjectives
compound sentence
second person
49. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
Uses of 'that'
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
proper pronoun
nominal of a sentence
50. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
active voice sentences
imperative
pronoun errors
8 types of pronouns
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