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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers






2. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






4. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






5. Tells what the subject is or does






6. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






8. Renames subject






9. 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)






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






11. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






12. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. A sentence that makes a command






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






22. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






23. 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.)

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






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






26. Describes subject






27. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






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






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






30. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






31. Renames a noun






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






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






34. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






37. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Verbal acting like a noun






45. 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."






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






47. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






48. (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






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






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