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Grammar Fundamentals

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Describes subject






12. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






13. Subordinating conjunction (He asked that she go.) - Relative pronoun (He took the test that was hard.) - Demonstrative pronoun (That was hard.) - Demonstrative adjective (That test was hard.) - Adverb (The test wasn't that bad.)


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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. A sentence that makes a command






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






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






31. Prepositions function as ___or ___






32. Verbal acting like a noun






33. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






34. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






36. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






39. 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)






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






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






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






43. A word that expresses action or a state of being






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






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






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






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






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






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






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