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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






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






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






4. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Renames a noun






23. Tells what the subject is or does






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






25. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






27. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






34. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






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






40. A sentence that makes a command






41. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






43. Renames subject






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. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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