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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
preposition word
Parts of sentences
sentence fragment
nominal of a sentence
2. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
clause
antecedent
first person
adjective clause
3. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
pronoun number error
Types of phrases
interrogative pronoun
4. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
pronoun errors
sentence
future tense
helping verbs
5. Verb used as a command
Parts of speech
common noun names
second person
imperative
6. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
interrogative pronoun
3 cases of pronouns
Simple sentences forms
phrase
7. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominal of a sentence
Progressive tense
Types of phrases
sentence fragment
8. A pronoun that does not refer to a specific - person - place - thing - or idea; examples: everyone - everything - everybody - anybody - many - most - few - each - some - someone - all - nothing - nobody - and no one
dependent clause
antecedent
participial phase
indefinite pronoun
9. Renames or describes the direct object
compound sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
past tense
object complement
10. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
infinitive
exclamatory statement
interjection
subordinating conjunction
11. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
countable noun
Non-coordinate adjectives
adjective
participial phase
12. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
intransitive verb
third person
subject
13. Tells what the subject is or does
predicate
nominal of a sentence
Parts of sentences
appositive
14. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
complex sentence
predicate noun
noun compound
15. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
noun
subjunctive
predicate adjective
idiom
16. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
common noun names
declarative statement
participial phase
adverb
17. A word that expresses action or a state of being
collective noun
verb
indirect object
adjective
18. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
indirect object
objective case
linking verbs
19. Takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I - me - my - mine - you - your - yours - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its / plural: we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - they - them - their - the
personal pronoun
indicative mood
simple sentence
comma splice
20. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
infinitive
adjective
subject of the sentence
noun clauses
21. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
exclamatory statement
helping verbs
Ranking order
split infinitive
22. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
countable noun
relative pronoun
subject of the sentence
object of the preposition
23. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
relative pronoun
exclamatory statement
future tense
indirect object
24. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
concrete noun
Parts of speech
linking verbs
second person
25. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
appositive
active voice sentences
compound sentence
idiom
26. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
past tense
compound sentence
pronoun number error
27. A phrase beginning with a verb that describes the subject - e.g. Walking home from school - River Tam stopped by the store and bought candy.
declarative statement
participial phase
noun clauses
relative pronoun
28. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
personal pronoun
Run-on sentence
intransitive verb
common noun names
29. Verbal acting like a noun
prepositional phrase
noun compound
predicate
gerund
30. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
concrete noun
Types of phrases
compound sentence
object of the preposition
31. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
predicate adjective
collective noun
subjunctive
first person
32. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
preposition word
comparative adjective
common noun names
compound sentence
33. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
dependent clause
pronoun reference errors
infinitive
object
34. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
verb
comma splice
participial phase
objective case
35. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
concrete noun
phrase
compound sentence
Run-on sentence
36. Renames subject
concrete noun
proper pronoun
predicate noun
subjunctive
37. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
exclamatory statement
second person
proper pronoun
past tense
38. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
intransitive verb
subordinating conjunction
independent clause
sentence fragment
39. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
adjective
indefinite pronoun
prepositional phrase
abstract noun
40. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
predicate adjective
declarative statement
complex sentence
41. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
past tense
demonstrative pronoun
abstract noun
transitive verb
42. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
countable noun
exclamatory statement
split infinitive
Ranking order
43. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
antecedent
intransitive verb
linking verbs
positive adjective
44. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
nominal of a sentence
Modifiers
adverb
indirect object
45. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
pronoun reference errors
verb
adjective clause
noun
46. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
past tense
idiom
exclamatory statement
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
47. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
abstract noun
split infinitive
exclamatory statement
verb
48. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
absolute phase
declarative statement
adverb
object of the preposition
49. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
clause
object
interrogative statement
relative pronoun
50. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
exclamatory statement
positive adjective
concrete noun
8 types of pronouns