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17 Cards in this Set
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PRESENT TENSE
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A verb tense expressing action in the present. ex: She writes. She is writing.
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FIRST PERSON
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The grammatical category of forms that designates a speaker or writer referring to himself or herself. ex: "I"
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SECOND PERSON
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The grammatical category of forms that designates the person addressed. ex. "You"
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THIRD PERSON
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The grammatical category of forms that designate a person or thing other than the speaker or one spoken to.
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COMPOUND SUBJECT
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A subject with two or more parts (connected by 'and'). exception: If parts form a single unit (strawberries and cream) or preceded by each or every. (every tree and shrub)
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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
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Pronouns that do not refer to specific persons or things. TREAT AS SINGULAR. (anybody, each, someone) exceptions: all,any,none,some may be either singular or plural.
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COLLECTIVE NOUNS
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Name of a class or a group (jury,crowd,class). Generally TREAT AS SINGULAR.
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NUMBERS
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'the' number = singular ex: The number is.
'a' number = plural ex: A number are. |
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UNITS OF MEASURE
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Units of measure used with singular noun = singular.
ex: three-fourths has Units of measure used with plural noun = plural. ex: One-fourth were |
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INVERTED SENTENCE
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Sentences in which subject follows the verb. (There are few children) s=children v=are Verb must agree with subject.
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SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
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Names or describes the subject. ex: Jack is a securities lawyer.
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RELATIVE PRONOUNS
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who,which,that takes verbs that agree with their antecedents (pronoun that substitue for noun) to which they refer.
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RELATIVE PRONOUNS AS SUBJECT OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
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Pronouns(who,which,that)used as subjects of subordinate clauses(patterned like sentences that function as adjectives,adverbs or nouns) takes a verb that agrees with their antecedents(pronouns that substitute for noun.)
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TITLES OF WORK
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Treat as singular. ex: Lost Cities describes...
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COMPANY NAMES
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Treat as singular
ex: Starbucks specializes |
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WORDS MENTIONED
AS WORDS |
Treat as singular
ex: Controlled substances is.. |
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GERUND PHRASES
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A gerund phrase consists of an -ing verb form followed by any objects, complements, or modifiers. TREAT AS SINGULAR. ex: Encountering busy signals is troublesome
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