Grammar

2. Ends in -self or -selves and refers back to the subject of the sentence (e.g., himself, themselves).
4. The combination of a main verb and one or more helping verbs (e.g., might have been practicing).
8. A grammatical error occurring when two independent clauses are joined by only a comma without a conjunction.
14. Refers to a person or thing that is not specific (e.g., everyone, someone, neither, each, many).
15. A general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., city, scientist).
16. Refers to the one speaking (I), the one spoken to (you), or the one spoken about (he, she, it, they).
17. Connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes it (e.g., be, seem, remain, become, smell).
19. Points out a specific person, place, or thing (this, that, these, those).
21. A noun that shows ownership, usually marked by an apostrophe (e.g., dancer’s, boss’s, dogs’).
25. Introduces a subordinate clause and joins it to an independent clause (e.g., because, although, if, provided that).
26. Pairs of conjunctions used together to join words or groups of words (e.g., neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also).

1. A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
3. The specific noun (or group of words) to which a pronoun refers.
5. Noun A noun that names a group of people or things (e.g., jury, faculty, flock).
6. A single noun made up of two or more words (e.g., greenhouse, mother-in-law, Grand Canyon).
7. A single word used to connect parts of a sentence that are of equal weight (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
9. A noun naming something that can be touched, seen, heard, smelled, or tasted (e.g., desk, apple).
10. A word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.
11. Works with a main verb to create a verb phrase and express tense or mood (e.g., has, been, might, will).
12. Expresses physical or mental activity (e.g., kick, believe, calculate).
13. A specific name that is always capitalized (e.g., Atlanta, Dr. Smith).
18. A noun naming a quality, state, or idea that cannot be perceived by the five senses (e.g., courage, tenacity, integrity).
20. Introduces a subordinate clause and connects it to an antecedent (e.g., who, whom, whose, which, that).
22. The primary noun in a compound phrase that determines the plural form (e.g., in mothers-in-law, "mothers" is the head noun).
23. A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (Answers: How? When? Where? To what extent?).
24. A word used to describe a noun or pronoun or to give it more specific meaning (Answers: What kind? Which one? How many?).