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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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1. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
antecedent
Parts of speech
declarative statement
future tense
2. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
noncountable noun
verb
Parts of sentences
Progressive tense
3. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
transitive verb
clause
first person
infinitive
4. 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."
misplaced modifier
indirect object
subject of the sentence
abstract noun
5. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
second person
linking verbs
subject of the sentence
sentence fragment
6. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
imperative
nominal of a sentence
Modifiers
idiom
7. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
independent clause
object
pronoun errors
exclamatory statement
8. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
interrogative pronoun
gerund
active voice sentences
collective noun
9. (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
relative pronoun
common noun names
pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
10. Renames subject
demonstrative pronoun
split infinitive
pronoun number error
predicate noun
11. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
interrogative statement
idiom
object complement
second person
12. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
indefinite pronoun
3 cases of pronouns
noncountable noun
pronoun reference errors
13. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
nominative case
subject
gerund
adjective
14. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
nominative case
Sentence functions
indefinite pronoun
15. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
split infinitive
interrogative pronoun
infinitive
16. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
comparative adjective
Ranking order
complex sentence
second person
17. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
preposition word
demonstrative pronoun
transitive verb
Run-on sentence
18. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
indirect object
second person
adverb
Simple sentences forms
19. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
noun clauses
preposition word
Types of phrases
20. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
appositive
interrogative pronoun
imperative statement
21. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
indirect object
noun compound
misplaced modifier
adverb
22. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
adjective
pronoun reference errors
noncountable noun
antecedent
23. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
exclamatory statement
sentence fragment
Parts of speech
adjective clause
24. Renames a noun
abstract noun
appositive
adjective clause
Parts of speech
25. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
object
comma splice
participial phase
interjection
26. 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
object of the preposition
predicate noun
indirect object
27. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
positive adjective
Ranking order
imperative statement
subjunctive
28. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
gerund
Parts of sentences
pronoun
appositive
29. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
sentence fragment
object of the preposition
noun compound
interjection
30. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
3 cases of pronouns
helping verbs
intransitive verb
sentence fragment
31. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
exclamatory statement
subject of the sentence
comparative adjective
imperative statement
32. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
future tense
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
33. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
pronoun number error
verb
absolute phase
Parts of speech
34. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
antecedent
proper pronoun
Types of phrases
sentence
35. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
second person
preposition word
clause
36. Tells what the subject is or does
sentence
positive adjective
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
predicate
37. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
subject of the sentence
countable noun
imperative statement
prepositional phrase
38. 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
simple sentence
noncountable noun
preposition word
second person
39. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
compound sentence
pronoun
concrete noun
40. A sentence that makes a command
imperative statement
subject of the sentence
subordinating conjunction
Parts of sentences
41. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
intransitive verb
second person
independent clause
proper pronoun
42. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Non-coordinate adjectives
pronoun number error
Modifiers
nominal of a sentence
43. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
verb
noun clauses
adjective
Ranking order
44. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
exclamatory statement
countable noun
Simple sentences forms
object of the preposition
45. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
imperative statement
split infinitive
pronoun
Parts of speech
46. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
prepositional phrase
pronoun errors
regular verb
pronoun
47. 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.
indirect object
preposition word
participial phase
Uses of 'that'
48. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
regular verb
dependent clause
independent clause
49. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
collective noun
Parts of speech
interrogative pronoun
50. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
noun compound
verb
common noun names
Non-coordinate adjectives