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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






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






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






5. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






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






7. 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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8. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. It is supposed to be absolutely clear who is being referred to by a pronoun. If you cannot tell who a pronoun is referring to it is ambiguous and must be fixed.






18. 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)






19. Verbal acting like a noun






20. A sentence that has one independent clause






21. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






25. Tells what the subject is or does






26. Renames a noun






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






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






29. (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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Describes subject






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






50. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb