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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb






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






3. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






7. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






12. (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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






16. 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






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






18. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles






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






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






21. 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.






22. A sentence that has one independent clause






23. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






24. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Renames subject






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






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






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






38. Describes subject






39. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






43. Verbal acting like a noun






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






45. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






49. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must






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







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