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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






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






3. 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






4. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






7. 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)






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






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






10. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.






11. A sentence that has one independent clause






12. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






31. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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