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1
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List the two types of clauses.

A

dependent

independent

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2
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What are the three ways that a dependent clause can be used?

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  1. adjective
  2. adverb
  3. noun
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3
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A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and what other major job of a noun?

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object of the preposition

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4
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Which verbal can act as an adjective, adverb, or noun?

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infinitive

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5
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What two parts of speech can a prepositional phrase act as?

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adjective

adverb

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6
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Which verbal always ends in -ing?

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gerund

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7
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Which verbal always acts as an adjective?

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participial

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List the three types of clue words that can begin dependent clauses.

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  1. signal
  2. relative
  3. subordinating conjunction
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9
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Verbs agree with the subject in number. What two words deal with the number of the subject and verb?

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singular & plural

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10
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If two subjects are joined by “either or” how do you know what the number of the subject is?

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look at the subject closest to the verb

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11
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What troublesome pronouns are always singular?

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each, either, neither, endings “one” & “body”

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12
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What troublesome pronouns are always plural?

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both, few, several, many

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13
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What troublesome pronouns can be either singular or plural in number?

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some, any, none, all, most

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14
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one independent clause

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simple sentence

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15
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A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number. What other way does a pronoun have to agree with its antecedent?

A

gender

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16
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Besides fractions, how do you tell if an amount is singular or plural?

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see if it’s being used collectively as a unit or not

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17
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two/more independent clauses

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compound sentence

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18
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A compound subject joined by and is always plural unless what?

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unless the subject is acting as a unit

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19
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What are the three cases of pronouns called?

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  1. nominative
  2. objective
  3. possessive
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20
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one independent clause and one/more dependent clauses

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complex sentence

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21
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Which pronoun case would the indirect object be in?

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objective

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22
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Which pronoun case would the appositive that is renaming the subject be in?

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nominative

23
Q

two/more independent clauses and one/more dependent clauses

A

compound-complex sentence

24
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List the two parts of speech that a possessive pronoun can act as.

A
  1. adjective

2. pronoun

25
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What two clue words begin an incomplete clause?

A

than, as

26
Q

What letter of the alphabet is associated with the objective case?

A

m

27
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The word “she” is in what case?

A

nominative

28
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The word “his” is in what case?

A

possessive

29
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What are the nominative case pronouns?

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I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, who, whoever

30
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What are the objective case pronouns?

A

me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them, whom, whomever

31
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What are the possessive case pronouns?

A

my, mine, your, yours, her, hers, our, ours, their, theirs, its, his

32
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What jobs are associated with the nominative case?

A

predicate nominative,

subject

33
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What jobs are associated with the objective case?

A

DO, IO, OP

34
Q

When the subject is a fraction how do you know whether the verb is singular or plural?

A

look at the OP

35
Q

What conjunction verbs are always singular?

A

doesn’t, isn’t, wasn’t

36
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What are adverb clauses introduced by?

A

subordinating conjunctions

37
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who, whom, which, that, whose, when, where

A

relatives

38
Q

What conjunction verbs are always plural?

A

don’t, aren’t, weren’t

39
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What are noun clauses introduced by?

A

signal words

40
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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

A

subordinating conjunctions

41
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that, whether, if, who, whom, whose, which, what, when, where, why, how, whoever, whomever, whichever, whatever

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signal words

42
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What are adjective clauses introduced by?

A

relatives

43
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a noun that renames a noun before it/ to the left of it

A

appositive

44
Q

a group of related words with no subject and verb

A

phrase

45
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What are the three types of verbals?

A
  1. gerund
  2. participial
  3. infinitive
46
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verbal that always ends in -ing

A

gerund

47
Q

What parts of speech can a participial act as?

A

adjective

48
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What do participials end in?

A

ing, ed, en, t, d

49
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What jobs can a gerund act as?

A

DO, IO, PN, OP, App

50
Q

What part of speech can a gerund act as?

A

noun

51
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What parts of speech can infinitives act as?

A

noun, adjective, adverb

52
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What jobs can an infinitive acting as a noun act as?

A

subject, DO, IO, PN, OP, App

53
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a group of related words that have a subject and a verb

A

clause

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