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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






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






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






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






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






6. 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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7. 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






8. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






10. 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






11. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






13. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question






14. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






16. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






17. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






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






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. Verbal acting like a noun






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






26. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






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






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






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






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






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






32. A sentence that makes a command






33. 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.






34. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






36. Renames a noun






37. Renames or describes the direct object






38. Renames subject






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






40. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






43. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






45. 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






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






47. Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence - even though it has a subject and a verb - e.g. ...because she is funny






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






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






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