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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. (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






2. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






3. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






4. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






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






13. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






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






15. Prepositions function as ___or ___






16. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






17. Verbal acting like a noun






18. Renames a noun






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






20. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Describes subject






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






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






35. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






45. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






46. 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)






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






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






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






50. Renames or describes the direct object







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