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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






12. Renames a noun






13. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






16. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






19. 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






20. A sentence that makes a command






21. A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g. "wearing a ball gown" in the sentence - "She sat on the lap of a fat man wearing a ball gown."






22. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






23. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. (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






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






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






49. Describes subject






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