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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted






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






3. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






6. Renames subject






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






8. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






9. (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






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






11. A sentence that has one independent clause






12. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






16. Renames or describes the direct object






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






18. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal






19. 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)






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






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






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






23. A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g. "wearing a ball gown" in the sentence - "She sat on the lap of a fat man wearing a ball gown."






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






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






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






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






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






30. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






34. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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






45. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






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