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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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)






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






9. Prepositions function as ___or ___






10. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






11. Renames subject






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






13. A sentence that makes a command






14. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted






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






16. Describes subject






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






18. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






22. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






23. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Verb used as a command






37. 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






38. 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






39. Renames or describes the direct object






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






41. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






43. 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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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)






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






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







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