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LAC Grammar
Literary Arts and Composition II Grammar stacks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| direct object | a noun or pronoun that answers the question whom or what after an action verb |
| What determines the natural or inverted sentence order? | The position of the subject and verb. |
| subject | a word or words that tell whom or what the sentence is about |
| Verb | a word that communicates an action or a state of being |
| inverted order | the sequence of words in a sentence in which the verb precedes the subject |
| natural order | the sequence of words in a sentence in which the subject precedes the verb |
| Verb phrase | a main verb along with one or more helping verbs |
| Determine if the sentence is in natural order Bookcases lined the room. | The sentence is in natural order because the subject comes before the verb. ()Subject {}Verb (Bookcases) {lined} the room |
| What does a sentence in natural order usually begin with? | An introductory word or phrase. |
| Determine what order the sentence is. Are the answers in the back of the book? | The sentence is in inverted order. {Are} the (answers) in the back of the book? |
| 8.Lost in the desert were the five men. 9.Could they find their way out? | 8.The five men were lost in the desert. 9.Could they find their way out? They could find their way out. 10. Almost all hope had they lost. They had lost almost all hope. |
| prepositional phrase | a group of words that begins with a preposition and usually ends with the noun or a pronoun that is the object of the preposition |
| What is a sentence fragment? | Sentence fragments are incomplete sentences that don't make sense on their own. |
| give an example of a sentence fragment. | {Was running} as fast as possible to the bus stop. |
| Correct the following sentence fragment. Was running as fast as possible to the bus stop. | Dr. Dorian was running to the bus stop as fast as possible. |
| There are 4 kinds of sentences. What are the sentences? | simple, compound, complex, Compound-complex. |
| clause | a group of words that has a subject and a verb. |
| complex sentence | a sentence that has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. |
| compound sentence | a sentence that has at least two independent clauses. |
| compound-complex sentence | a sentence that has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. |
| dependent clause | a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a sentence |
| independent clause | a group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence |
| simple sentence | a sentence that has one independent clause |
| subject | a word or words that tell whom or what the sentence is about |
| verb | a word that communicates an action or a state of being |
| Inverted Order doesn't change what? | Inverted order doesn't change the number of subjects or verbs |
| Write an example of a sentence in inverted order. | Answers may vary. Into the mist, the viking longboat sails. |
| Does a sentence in inverted order have to have a subject and a verb that agree? | Yes. The subject and verb must agree in number even if the subject is a collective noun or a title that contains a plural noun. |
| Number | the form of a word that shows if it is singular or plural |
| Write an example of a sentence in which the subject and the verb agree. | A small buffalo herd was grazing right across the street from the motel... |
| A verb agrees with its ____, but sometimes the _____ depends on its meaning. | A verb agrees with its subject, but sometimes the number depends on its meaning. |
| When a number begins a sentence.... | When a number begins a sentence, spell out the number. Do not use a numeral to begin a sentence. Ten of the games were declared a draw. |
| A verb may be singular or plural. | A verb may be singular or plural. |
| Unlike nouns that usually form a plural by adding vs, singular verbs usually end in vs. | Unlike nouns that usually form a plural by adding vs, singular verbs usually end in vs. |
| A compound subject can be what depending on what? | A compound subject can be singular or plural depending on conjunction that joins the subject. |
| True or False: All compound subjects require a plural verb. | False. Not all compound subjects require a plural verb. |
| Compound sentences usually require a plural verb. But, there is an exception. What is the exception? | If the compound subject is preceded by the words each or every, the verb should be singular. |
| Examples of compound sentences with a singular verb | Each coach and her assistant is ready to board the bus. Every computer and printer has been shut down. |
| Adverbs usually answer what type of questions? | Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?. |
| What is an appositive phrase? | An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words. |
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