Grammar Final Flashcards
List the two types of clauses.
dependent
independent
What are the three ways that a dependent clause can be used?
- adjective
- adverb
- noun
A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and what other major job of a noun?
object of the preposition
Which verbal can act as an adjective, adverb, or noun?
infinitive
What two parts of speech can a prepositional phrase act as?
adjective
adverb
Which verbal always ends in -ing?
gerund
Which verbal always acts as an adjective?
participial
List the three types of clue words that can begin dependent clauses.
- signal
- relative
- subordinating conjunction
Verbs agree with the subject in number. What two words deal with the number of the subject and verb?
singular & plural
If two subjects are joined by “either or” how do you know what the number of the subject is?
look at the subject closest to the verb
What troublesome pronouns are always singular?
each, either, neither, endings “one” & “body”
What troublesome pronouns are always plural?
both, few, several, many
What troublesome pronouns can be either singular or plural in number?
some, any, none, all, most
one independent clause
simple sentence
A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number. What other way does a pronoun have to agree with its antecedent?
gender
Besides fractions, how do you tell if an amount is singular or plural?
see if it’s being used collectively as a unit or not
two/more independent clauses
compound sentence
A compound subject joined by and is always plural unless what?
unless the subject is acting as a unit
What are the three cases of pronouns called?
- nominative
- objective
- possessive
one independent clause and one/more dependent clauses
complex sentence
Which pronoun case would the indirect object be in?
objective
Which pronoun case would the appositive that is renaming the subject be in?
nominative
two/more independent clauses and one/more dependent clauses
compound-complex sentence
List the two parts of speech that a possessive pronoun can act as.
- adjective
2. pronoun
What two clue words begin an incomplete clause?
than, as
What letter of the alphabet is associated with the objective case?
m
The word “she” is in what case?
nominative
The word “his” is in what case?
possessive
What are the nominative case pronouns?
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, who, whoever
What are the objective case pronouns?
me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them, whom, whomever
What are the possessive case pronouns?
my, mine, your, yours, her, hers, our, ours, their, theirs, its, his
What jobs are associated with the nominative case?
predicate nominative,
subject
What jobs are associated with the objective case?
DO, IO, OP
When the subject is a fraction how do you know whether the verb is singular or plural?
look at the OP
What conjunction verbs are always singular?
doesn’t, isn’t, wasn’t
What are adverb clauses introduced by?
subordinating conjunctions
who, whom, which, that, whose, when, where
relatives
What conjunction verbs are always plural?
don’t, aren’t, weren’t
What are noun clauses introduced by?
signal words
after, although, as, as if, as much as, as long as, as soon as, because, before, if, in order that, lest, since, so that, than, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether, while
subordinating conjunctions
that, whether, if, who, whom, whose, which, what, when, where, why, how, whoever, whomever, whichever, whatever
signal words
What are adjective clauses introduced by?
relatives
a noun that renames a noun before it/ to the left of it
appositive
a group of related words with no subject and verb
phrase
What are the three types of verbals?
- gerund
- participial
- infinitive
verbal that always ends in -ing
gerund
What parts of speech can a participial act as?
adjective
What do participials end in?
ing, ed, en, t, d
What jobs can a gerund act as?
DO, IO, PN, OP, App
What part of speech can a gerund act as?
noun
What parts of speech can infinitives act as?
noun, adjective, adverb
What jobs can an infinitive acting as a noun act as?
subject, DO, IO, PN, OP, App
a group of related words that have a subject and a verb
clause
