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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Renames a noun






2. 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






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






4. 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."






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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)






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






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






17. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






31. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






34. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






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






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






37. Verb used as a command






38. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Verbal acting like a noun






47. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






48. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






49. 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.






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