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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
compound sentence
verb
complex sentence
concrete noun
2. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
Progressive tense
compound sentence
comma splice
gerund
3. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
adjective
idiom
Run-on sentence
object
4. 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
dependent clause
object of the preposition
relative pronoun
Modifiers
5. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
appositive
interrogative pronoun
future tense
6. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
Parts of speech
Progressive tense
split infinitive
adjective clause
7. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
object
gerund
Run-on sentence
concrete noun
8. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
sentence
relative pronoun
Ranking order
positive adjective
9. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
nominal of a sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
participial phase
imperative
10. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
pronoun number error
gerund
interrogative statement
third person
11. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
gerund
subject of the sentence
predicate adjective
pronoun errors
12. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
transitive verb
noncountable noun
Types of phrases
subject
13. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
future tense
common noun names
Sentence functions
compound sentence
14. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
noncountable noun
personal pronoun
subject
simple sentence
15. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
declarative statement
clause
positive adjective
demonstrative pronoun
16. Verbal acting like a noun
adverb
active voice sentences
gerund
exclamatory statement
17. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
sentence
appositive
regular verb
dependent clause
18. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
predicate
relative pronoun
transitive verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
19. Prepositions function as ___or ___
prepositional phrase
third person
Uses of 'that'
adverbs or adjectives
20. 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
adjective
pronoun errors
past tense
21. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
noncountable noun
appositive
abstract noun
predicate
22. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
past tense
noncountable noun
proper pronoun
verb
23. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
comparative adjective
third person
future tense
8 types of pronouns
24. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun
noun compound
pronoun reference errors
adverbs or adjectives
25. Renames subject
predicate noun
predicate
verb
comma splice
26. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
imperative statement
first person
indirect object
pronoun number error
27. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
linking verbs
prepositional phrase
Ranking order
Parts of sentences
28. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
independent clause
third person
Uses of 'that'
collective noun
29. Tells what the subject is or does
infinitive
predicate
positive adjective
nominative case
30. A word that expresses action or a state of being
verb
gerund
predicate noun
8 types of pronouns
31. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
adverb
Types of phrases
verb
Simple sentences forms
32. Renames or describes the direct object
third person
antecedent
active voice sentences
object complement
33. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
indirect object
first person
noun clauses
phrase
34. 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
misplaced modifier
common noun names
Run-on sentence
preposition word
35. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
nominal of a sentence
positive adjective
third person
36. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
Non-coordinate adjectives
8 types of pronouns
comma splice
noncountable noun
37. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
object of the preposition
nominative case
demonstrative pronoun
interjection
38. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
split infinitive
Non-coordinate adjectives
nominal of a sentence
idiom
39. 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)
imperative statement
linking verbs
sentence
intransitive verb
40. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
objective case
appositive
linking verbs
Run-on sentence
41. Describes subject
declarative statement
Types of phrases
predicate adjective
Parts of sentences
42. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
adjective clause
regular verb
collective noun
noun compound
43. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
helping verbs
countable noun
declarative statement
interrogative statement
44. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
positive adjective
prepositional phrase
exclamatory statement
pronoun number error
45. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
comma splice
exclamatory statement
adjective
antecedent
46. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
imperative
absolute phase
Parts of sentences
independent clause
47. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
complex sentence
phrase
3 cases of pronouns
subordinating conjunction
48. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Progressive tense
pronoun number error
adjective
objective case
49. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
transitive verb
dependent clause
abstract noun
Modifiers
50. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
predicate noun
absolute phase
personal pronoun