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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Renames subject






12. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






13. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






18. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






21. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






23. 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.)


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






25. 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)






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






27. (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






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






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






30. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






32. A sentence that makes a command






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






34. 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






35. Renames or describes the direct object






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






37. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






38. 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.






39. Describes subject






40. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






43. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






47. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






48. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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