Grammar
An ____________ _________ sentence asks a question.
Interrogative Sentence
The definition of an ____________ is " a word that modifies a noun or pronoun."
Adjective
Like a present participle, a ________ is a word that begins with a verb and ends in -ing.
Gerund
A _________ ________ states that only two alternatives exist, when there are actually more than two.
False Dilemma
A ____ is most often used to signal the end of a declarative sentence or an imperative sentence.
Period
One type of complement that is used with a transitive verb is a ___________ ___________.
Direct Object
A __________ is part verb and part something else, but it's used as an adjective.
Participle
A ____________ sentence makes a statement.
Declarative
A _________ ______ states an effect that doesn't logically follow from its cause.
Non Sequitur
Pronouns are also one of three cases:_________
,_______, and __________.
Subjective, Objective, and Possessive
A __________ is used to introduce particular information.
Colon
An _________ is composed of to plus a verb.
Infinitive
A ________ ________ is a subordinate clause that acts as a noun.
Noun Clause
_____________ ______________ are words that can logically modify something on either side of them, but the reader can't be sure what the words modify.
Squinting Modifiers
__________ pronouns include: I, me, my, mine, we, our, and us.
First-Person
A ________ provides a window for some informality in writing, allowing the writer to introduce a sudden change in thought or tone.
Dash
English verbs are divided into three main tenses, which relate to time: _________, _____________, and ______________.
Present, Past, Future
An ______________ sentence issues a command, makes a request, or gives instructions.
Imperative
________ ________ have no word or phrase to describe; they just dangle, or hang, in the sentence without something to hold on to.
Dangling Modifiers
A ___________ __________ has a verb and its subject, but it can't stand alone as a sentence.
Subordinate Clause
Action verbs can be divided into two categories: ________ and _______.
Transitive and Intransitive
Using __________ tells the reader that you're giving some extra information, something that isn't necessary to the meaning of the sentence but is helpful in understanding what's being read.
Parentheses
A ___________ __________ is defined as "a group of words that is not a sentence."
Sentence Fragment
Use commas around words that interrupt a sentence as long as the words aren't necessary for the meaning.
Parenthetical Expressions
The ___________ ________ is the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about, along with all the words that modify it.
Complete Subject