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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






2. 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)






3. Describes subject






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






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






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






7. Renames or describes the direct object






8. 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






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






10. Renames subject






11. (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






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






17. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






20. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






21. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






24. Verb used as a command






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






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






27. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






30. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






47. Tells what the subject is or does






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






49. Renames a noun






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