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15 Cards in this Set
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plural
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several, few, many, both
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singular
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each, no one, every one, anyone, someone, everyone, anybody, somebody, everybody, either, neither
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depends
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some, most, all, any, none, either....or, neither....nor
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number....of
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When used as the subject, the phrase The number of... is singular
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a number of
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When used as the subject, the phrase A number of... is plural
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Antecedent
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a noun that a pronoun refers to
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pronoun agreement
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Remember the rule governing compound subjects in subject/verb agreement? The rule applies to pronoun agreement as well. And between two nouns or pronouns makes the subject plural and or between two nouns separates them.
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nominative pronoun
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The nominative pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who.
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nominative case
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The nominative case gives us problems when we have two pronouns or a noun and a pronoun together. If you say the sentence to yourself without the extra noun or pronoun, you will recognize the proper nominative case of the pronoun in question.
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nominative comparison
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The nominative case is used in comparisons that use the words than or as. Most comparisons leave words out at the end of the sentence (and if you add those words in, you can easily identify the proper pronoun case).
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objective case pronouns
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The objective pronouns are you, him, her, me, them, us, whom, it.
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possessive case pronouns
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personal pronouns and relative pronouns do not require apostrophes
its, hers, whose |
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possessive case pronouns
indefinate |
do require apostrophes
someone's, somebody's, anybody's |
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modifier
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is an adjective, adverb, phrase, or clause that acts as an adjective or an adverb…a modifier modifies something in the sentence
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modifier at the beginning of a sentence
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Make sure a modifier at the beginning of a sentence refers to the thing that comes right after it in the sentence.
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