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Grammar Fundamentals
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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
first person
past tense
3 cases of pronouns
regular verb
3. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
nominative case
Non-coordinate adjectives
objective case
pronoun number error
4. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
positive adjective
common noun names
regular verb
pronoun errors
5. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
interjection
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
compound sentence
idiom
6. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
nominative case
antecedent
active voice sentences
helping verbs
7. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
noncountable noun
past tense
Parts of sentences
predicate adjective
8. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
positive adjective
Run-on sentence
complex sentence
nominal of a sentence
9. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
comparative adjective
past tense
subject of the sentence
noun
10. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
subject of the sentence
interjection
subjunctive
11. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
Modifiers
collective noun
indirect object
subjunctive
12. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
interjection
indefinite pronoun
common noun names
pronoun errors
13. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
compound sentence
proper pronoun
active voice sentences
predicate
14. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
simple sentence
noun
linking verbs
countable noun
15. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
relative pronoun
future tense
noun compound
countable noun
16. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
Progressive tense
clause
preposition word
pronoun errors
17. A word that expresses action or a state of being
verb
object complement
noun compound
subordinating conjunction
18. Verbal acting like a noun
gerund
sentence fragment
nominative case
phrase
19. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
adverb
proper pronoun
noun
comparative adjective
20. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
subject of the sentence
adjective
noun clauses
common noun names
21. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
regular verb
noun
transitive verb
Ranking order
22. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
proper pronoun
collective noun
appositive
idiom
23. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
comma splice
Ranking order
regular verb
collective noun
24. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
interrogative pronoun
Run-on sentence
abstract noun
first person
25. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
prepositional phrase
infinitive
Types of phrases
phrase
26. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
subjunctive
imperative
appositive
sentence fragment
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
Progressive tense
countable noun
idiom
preposition word
28. Tells what the subject is or does
predicate
demonstrative pronoun
adverbs or adjectives
indirect object
29. A sentence that makes a command
positive adjective
imperative statement
interrogative statement
past tense
30. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
misplaced modifier
nominal of a sentence
independent clause
complex sentence
31. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
adjective clause
subordinating conjunction
imperative statement
verb
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)
misplaced modifier
intransitive verb
phrase
object of the preposition
33. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
adverb
third person
Non-coordinate adjectives
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.
imperative
3 cases of pronouns
participial phase
predicate
35. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
complex sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
relative pronoun
Uses of 'that'
36. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
misplaced modifier
participial phase
prepositional phrase
compound sentence
37. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
helping verbs
noun
nominal of a sentence
linking verbs
38. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
object of the preposition
antecedent
subject of the sentence
regular verb
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
subordinating conjunction
absolute phase
personal pronoun
nominative case
40. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
noncountable noun
3 cases of pronouns
helping verbs
clause
41. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
second person
predicate adjective
first person
object complement
42. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
countable noun
appositive
concrete noun
declarative statement
43. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
adjective clause
phrase
indicative mood
44. Renames a noun
preposition word
adjective clause
appositive
pronoun
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
noun clauses
indefinite pronoun
preposition word
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
46. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
subject of the sentence
complex sentence
Sentence functions
comparative adjective
47. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
indefinite pronoun
predicate adjective
noun compound
comma splice
48. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
clause
imperative statement
past tense
8 types of pronouns
49. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
interjection
linking verbs
preposition word
absolute phase
50. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
gerund
compound sentence
Progressive tense
object of the preposition