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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
sentence fragment
phrase
pronoun
misplaced modifier
2. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Types of phrases
pronoun reference errors
transitive verb
common noun names
3. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
antecedent
proper pronoun
sentence fragment
participial phase
4. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
Progressive tense
absolute phase
common noun names
linking verbs
5. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
prepositional phrase
noun compound
intransitive verb
independent clause
6. Renames or describes the direct object
nominative case
predicate
object complement
predicate noun
7. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Simple sentences forms
concrete noun
object of the preposition
compound sentence
8. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
intransitive verb
third person
Parts of speech
absolute phase
9. Renames a noun
appositive
linking verbs
past tense
first person
10. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
third person
appositive
future tense
11. 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
exclamatory statement
subject
antecedent
indefinite pronoun
12. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
objective case
Modifiers
dependent clause
misplaced modifier
13. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
phrase
Parts of sentences
collective noun
idiom
14. A word that expresses action or a state of being
adjective clause
indicative mood
abstract noun
verb
15. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
comma splice
active voice sentences
future tense
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
16. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
object
sentence fragment
noun
Run-on sentence
17. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
preposition word
active voice sentences
phrase
intransitive verb
18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
noun compound
gerund
declarative statement
exclamatory statement
19. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
comparative adjective
nominative case
proper pronoun
second person
20. Verb used as a command
imperative
abstract noun
Uses of 'that'
interrogative pronoun
21. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
Types of phrases
Run-on sentence
adjective
subjunctive
22. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
countable noun
subjunctive
compound sentence
adjective clause
23. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
linking verbs
subject
common noun names
dependent clause
24. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
participial phase
common noun names
Parts of sentences
abstract noun
25. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
indirect object
relative pronoun
concrete noun
26. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
3 cases of pronouns
pronoun errors
predicate noun
object
27. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Progressive tense
infinitive
intransitive verb
object complement
28. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
subject of the sentence
concrete noun
Sentence functions
relative pronoun
29. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
participial phase
pronoun errors
phrase
object
30. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
noun compound
sentence fragment
demonstrative pronoun
subject of the sentence
31. 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
appositive
object of the preposition
personal pronoun
object
32. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
common noun names
regular verb
sentence fragment
clause
33. 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
preposition word
verb
active voice sentences
predicate
34. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
simple sentence
clause
common noun names
35. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
antecedent
predicate adjective
noun
Sentence functions
36. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
past tense
Sentence functions
idiom
Uses of 'that'
37. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
subordinating conjunction
adjective clause
verb
abstract noun
38. 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
sentence
dependent clause
predicate adjective
abstract noun
39. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
infinitive
3 cases of pronouns
objective case
third person
40. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
idiom
Parts of sentences
objective case
interjection
41. A sentence that has one independent clause
simple sentence
noun compound
adverbs or adjectives
sentence
42. Prepositions function as ___or ___
noncountable noun
abstract noun
adverbs or adjectives
phrase
43. 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)
third person
object complement
Simple sentences forms
3 cases of pronouns
44. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
noun clauses
infinitive
Parts of sentences
45. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
helping verbs
Non-coordinate adjectives
personal pronoun
linking verbs
46. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
gerund
Non-coordinate adjectives
compound sentence
nominal of a sentence
47. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
infinitive
Ranking order
past tense
absolute phase
48. 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.
pronoun reference errors
abstract noun
subjunctive
noncountable noun
49. Verbal acting like a noun
Parts of sentences
gerund
Progressive tense
complex sentence
50. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
interjection
3 cases of pronouns
imperative statement
regular verb