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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone






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






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






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






5. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






7. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb






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






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






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






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






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






13. Renames or describes the direct object






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






15. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






29. 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)






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






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






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






33. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






42. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






43. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






49. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






50. Verb used as a command