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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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."






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






12. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






14. 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)






15. Describes subject






16. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






19. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






24. (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






25. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






26. 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)






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






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 word that expresses action or a state of being






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






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






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






33. Verb used as a command






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






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






36. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






47. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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