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Grammar Fundamentals
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1. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
indirect object
active voice sentences
countable noun
interrogative pronoun
2. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
third person
split infinitive
relative pronoun
independent clause
3. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
interrogative statement
nominal of a sentence
Progressive tense
exclamatory statement
4. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
dependent clause
compound sentence
noun
subjunctive
5. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
phrase
imperative
Non-coordinate adjectives
pronoun
6. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
subject of the sentence
Simple sentences forms
idiom
relative pronoun
7. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
indirect object
helping verbs
regular verb
exclamatory statement
8. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
pronoun
transitive verb
object of the preposition
verb
9. Prepositions function as ___or ___
split infinitive
prepositional phrase
adverbs or adjectives
subordinating conjunction
10. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
pronoun
indefinite pronoun
second person
Sentence functions
11. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
antecedent
interrogative pronoun
linking verbs
verb
12. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
past tense
split infinitive
abstract noun
misplaced modifier
13. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
demonstrative pronoun
absolute phase
Parts of sentences
intransitive verb
14. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
proper pronoun
interjection
simple sentence
noncountable noun
15. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
split infinitive
indefinite pronoun
declarative statement
transitive verb
16. A word that expresses action or a state of being
Types of phrases
verb
objective case
Uses of 'that'
17. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
comparative adjective
preposition word
Simple sentences forms
subject of the sentence
18. 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
positive adjective
active voice sentences
preposition word
noncountable noun
19. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
absolute phase
adjective clause
interrogative pronoun
pronoun number error
20. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
noun compound
indicative mood
adverb
third person
21. 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.
concrete noun
participial phase
subjunctive
third person
22. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
comma splice
verb
relative pronoun
clause
23. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
sentence fragment
indicative mood
nominal of a sentence
idiom
24. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
nominal of a sentence
comma splice
pronoun reference errors
dependent clause
25. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
misplaced modifier
noncountable noun
common noun names
independent clause
26. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
prepositional phrase
objective case
object
Types of phrases
27. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
adjective clause
phrase
noun
helping verbs
28. Verb used as a command
imperative
Parts of speech
sentence
adjective
29. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
Ranking order
Parts of sentences
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
30. A sentence that has one independent clause
subject of the sentence
demonstrative pronoun
simple sentence
indirect object
31. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
nominative case
Ranking order
positive adjective
active voice sentences
32. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
phrase
nominative case
indirect object
33. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
subordinating conjunction
complex sentence
nominal of a sentence
personal pronoun
34. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
adjective clause
compound sentence
object
subject
35. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
Sentence functions
noun compound
Ranking order
Modifiers
36. Verbal acting like a noun
dependent clause
imperative
gerund
sentence
37. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
appositive
compound sentence
nominal of a sentence
Run-on sentence
38. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
relative pronoun
intransitive verb
sentence fragment
antecedent
39. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
object
positive adjective
compound sentence
40. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
sentence
subject of the sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
misplaced modifier
41. 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.
pronoun reference errors
first person
helping verbs
idiom
42. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
common noun names
interjection
idiom
comparative adjective
43. 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)
antecedent
complex sentence
third person
linking verbs
44. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
imperative
first person
collective noun
45. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominal of a sentence
antecedent
imperative statement
Sentence functions
46. Tells what the subject is or does
common noun names
pronoun
object complement
predicate
47. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
interrogative pronoun
absolute phase
gerund
8 types of pronouns
48. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
countable noun
active voice sentences
sentence
nominative case
49. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
object complement
subject of the sentence
Types of phrases
relative pronoun
50. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
interrogative pronoun
compound sentence
gerund
active voice sentences