9th Grade English Grammer

for verbals: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/627/01/

and for other grammer explinations:

http://ace.acadiau.ca/english/grammar/intro.htm

Terms

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comparative: use when referring to 2 items (often followed by "than")
adjectives v. adverbs: use adj. form if following a linking verb (remember "sense" verbs are linking)
comma splice: 2 or more idenpendent clauses joined by only a comma
subject-verb agreement: the verb must agree in number with the subject
faulty comparison: make sure what's being compared is clear (Henry enjoys sports more than Mary...)
passive: (OVS) that ball was eaten by Jim / Her room was cleaned by her mother
pronoun reference: the number of the pronoun must agree with antecedent (Each of the boys received his money on friday)
participles: used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed; modify nouns or pronouns. There are two types of participles: present participles and past participles.
superlative: use when referring to more than 2 items (proceded most times by "the")
tense shift: maintain the same verb tense with clauses unless context clues suggest other wise
fragment: an imcomplete sentence (often in the form of a dependent clause)
infinitives: a verbal consisting of the word to plus a verb and functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb and functions as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence
run-on: 2 or more independent clauses without any punctuation or conjunctions
gerund: verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun; such as subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition.

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