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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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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. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb






2. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






3. 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."






4. 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)






5. Renames or describes the direct object






6. Describes subject






7. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






9. Point of view presents the events of the story from a narrator's point of view (he - she - it - they - them - their - her - his - or character's names are used)






10. Tells what the subject is or does






11. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






12. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






13. 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






14. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






18. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






19. Renames a noun






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






21. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






23. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






24. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






25. A sentence that makes a command






26. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






27. It is supposed to be absolutely clear who is being referred to by a pronoun. If you cannot tell who a pronoun is referring to it is ambiguous and must be fixed.






28. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






29. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






30. 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.






31. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






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






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






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






35. Verbal acting like a noun






36. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






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






38. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must






39. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






40. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.






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






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






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






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. A word that expresses action or a state of being






46. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles






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






48. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






50. Sentence - Clause - Phrase