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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. (Stands for a noun) I - me - mine - you - your - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its - we - us - our/ours - they - them - their/theirs






2. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






3. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






4. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying






5. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






6. Renames subject






7. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas






8. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






9. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose






10. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






11. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"






12. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






13. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






14. Renames or describes the direct object






15. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become






16. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






17. Tells what the subject is or does






18. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






19. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






20. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter






21. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






22. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






23. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






24. A sentence that makes a command






25. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






26. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






27. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






28. Verbal acting like a noun






29. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






30. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






31. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






32. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






33. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






34. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






35. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






36. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.






37. Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence - even though it has a subject and a verb - e.g. ...because she is funny






38. A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g. "wearing a ball gown" in the sentence - "She sat on the lap of a fat man wearing a ball gown."






39. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal






40. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






41. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)






42. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate






43. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






44. Used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Examples: in - under - near - behind - to - from - over






45. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






46. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






47. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






48. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






49. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted






50. includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED - (his shoulder felt sore... 'sore' is a predicate adjective - not a direct object)