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Grammar Fundamentals

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






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






3. 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)






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






5. 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






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






7. Verbal acting like a noun






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






9. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






10. Tells what the subject is or does






11. 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






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






13. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






17. Describes subject






18. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Verb used as a command






35. A sentence that makes a command






36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






39. 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)






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






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






42. A sentence that has one independent clause






43. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)






44. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






45. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






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






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