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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






12. 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."






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






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






15. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






17. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






18. Verbal acting like a 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. (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






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






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






23. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






26. Renames subject






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






28. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






30. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






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






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






42. Renames a noun






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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.






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






47. Verb used as a command






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






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






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