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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






2. 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






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






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






5. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






9. Describes subject






10. Verbal acting like a noun






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






12. (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






13. 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)






14. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






31. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.






32. 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.






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






34. Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence - even though it has a subject and a verb - e.g. ...because she is funny






35. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






37. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






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






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