transitivity
these verbs can take objects
what is transitive?
most frequently
what is the superlative form of the adverb 'frequently'?
what are the coordinating conjunctions?
in 'the laughing clown', the participle 'laughing' is this part of speech
what is an adjective?
the object form of the relative pronoun for humans
what is whom?
these verbs do not take objects
what is intransitive?
what is a particle?
these connect independent clauses
what are coordinating conjunctions?
In 'Washed of guilt, her hands were clean', what is 'washed'?
what is a past participle?
The relative pronouns used for non-humans
what is 'that' and 'which'?
these verbs take subject complements
what are linking verbs?
simple verbs use this auxiliary in the negative and interrogative
what is 'do'?
these can start a dependent clause, but not an independent clause
what are (subordinating) conjunctions?
a present participle acting as a noun
What is a gerund?
relative clauses are considered this type of clause
what is subordinate?
these verbs cannot be used in the passive voice
what are intransitive verbs?
the PV 'give up' is this, but the PV 'go on' is not
what is separable?
these can start independent clauses as long as they're followed by a comma
what are conjunctive adverbs?
'Having nearly bitten someone, we had to put a muzzle on our dog' is an example of what?
what is a misplaced modifier or a dangling participle?
In prescriptivist grammar, you should not use 'which' for this kind of relative clause
what is non-restrictive?
the use of BE as a main verb, rather than as an auxiliary
what is the copula BE?
the other passive form of 'a gift was sent to her by her grandmother'
what is 'she was sent a gift by her grandmother'?
after, as, before, since, until
these auxiliary verbs cannot be in non-finite clauses
what are modals?
the pronoun is often omitted when it is this case, as in 'the man (whom) I saw'
what is objective?