Grammar Review
Across
- 2. shows action, links, or helps
- 10. type of sentence that contains two complete sentences joined together with a comma and coordinating conjunction
- 12. describes the subject and is linked to the subject with a linking verb
- 16. describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
- 17. __________ the first word of a sentence and proper nouns
- 22. connects words, phrases, or sentences together
- 24. takes the place of a noun or pronoun
- 25. renames the subject and is linked to the subject with a linking verb
- 26. links a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence
- 27. connects the subject to more information about the subject
- 28. helps the main verb by expressing tense, mood, and voice
- 30. the noun or pronoun which follows the preposition
- 31. contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought; also called an independent clause
- 32. person, place, thing, or idea
Down
- 1. a group of words forming an incomplete sentence
- 3. ends with a period or an exclamation point (type of sentence)
- 4. tiny adjectives that mark nouns and answer the question "which?" (a, an, the)
- 5. describes nouns and pronouns
- 6. who or what the sentence is about
- 7. use __________ around direct quotes
- 8. a paragraph begins with an __________
- 9. ends with a question mark
- 11. includes a capital letter, subject, verb, complete thought, and ending mark
- 13. (in a sentence) receives the direct object and tells to whom the action is done
- 14. a closely related group of sentences about a unified topic
- 15. transfers the action of the verb to the direct object
- 18. use an __________ to denote sounds omitted from a contraction or to form a possessive adjective
- 19. show strong emotion and can stand alone (ex. Oh! Wow!)
- 20. ends with a period (type of sentence)
- 21. shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point
- 23. receives the action of the verb and completes the meaning of the sentence (asks whom/what for whom/what after the verb)
- 29. use a __________ to separate a direct quote from the rest of the sentence; used to separate words in a series of 3 or more