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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. 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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2. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter






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






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






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






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






18. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






23. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Tells what the subject is or does






29. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






32. 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)






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Renames a noun






45. 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






46. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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