Grammer Flashcards

1
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Abstract noun

A

Things we cannot touch, taste of smell

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2
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Proper noun

A

Name of a specific person, place or thing always capitalized

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3
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Verb

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Shows action or state of being

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4
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State of being verbs

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Link the subject to the rest of the senctence (I am, we, are or being)

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5
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Verb tense

A

Past, present, future

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6
Q

Past perfect

A

Action began and completed in the past

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7
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Future perfect

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Action completed with respects to the future

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8
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Articles

A

A, an, the

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9
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When do you use an

A

It comes before words begininning with a vowel a,e,I,o,u and and words that begin with the silent h

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10
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When do you use “a” -

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it comes fore words that start with a conscience

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11
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When do you use “the”

A

Refers to a specific noun

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12
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Pronoun

A

Replaces a noun

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13
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Demonstrative pronoun

A

That, this, these those

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14
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Relative pronoun

A

Who , whom, whoever, whomever, which

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15
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Subjective case pronoun

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I, we, he, she, they

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16
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Objective pronoun

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Me, us , him, Her them

17
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Adverbs

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Further explain

18
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Mostly L-y are

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Adverbs

19
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Adjectives

A

Describe or modifies nouns or pronouns

20
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Coordinating juncion

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And,nor , but, or , yet , so ,for

21
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Subordinating conjunctions

A

Connect unequal parts of a sentence

22
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Correlative conjunctions

A

Either, or;both, and; neither, nor; but only, but also

23
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Conjunction

A

Are connectors or joiners. Join or connect phrases , words and clauses

24
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Phrases have

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A group of words that does not need both a subject and a verb.

25
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Clause

A

A group of words with a subject and a verb

26
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What is the difference between cincrete noun and abstract noun

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Concrete nouns refer to things that can be seen, touched, tasted, or smelled, whereas abstract nouns refer to those that cannot be seen, touched, tasted , or smelled

27
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What is the difference between a collective noun and a proper noun

A

A collective noun refers to a group, were a proper noun refers to a specific person, place , thing or idea

28
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Pronouns need a clear

A

Antedecent

29
Q

Whoever , whomever and whatever are _______ pronouns

A

Indefinite relative

30
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Which part of speech does an adverb modify

A

Verb

31
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What is the function of a subordinating conjunction

A

It introduces a weaker or lesser clause

32
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Why should a sentence that ends with a preposition be revised

A

Revisions can make the sentence sound more natural

33
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What is the main difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause

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An independent clause is a complete thought, while a dependent clause is an incomplete thought

34
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Subject acts

A

Active

35
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Subject receives action

A

Passive

36
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1-10 are

A

Spelled out in full

37
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11 and over are

A

Written as numbers