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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Renames or describes the direct object
independent clause
common noun names
object complement
adverbs or adjectives
2. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
absolute phase
complex sentence
noncountable noun
first person
3. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
third person
adverb
phrase
idiom
4. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
pronoun errors
subordinating conjunction
relative pronoun
declarative statement
5. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
infinitive
second person
comparative adjective
independent clause
6. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
predicate adjective
nominal of a sentence
predicate
interrogative statement
7. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
pronoun
object
positive adjective
subordinating conjunction
8. A word that expresses action or a state of being
Sentence functions
pronoun
indicative mood
verb
9. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
imperative
intransitive verb
antecedent
adjective clause
10. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
Progressive tense
compound sentence
sentence
absolute phase
11. 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)
comma splice
sentence
intransitive verb
collective noun
12. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
pronoun number error
phrase
subject
objective case
13. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
linking verbs
nominative case
proper pronoun
pronoun reference errors
14. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
regular verb
complex sentence
subordinating conjunction
compound sentence
15. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
intransitive verb
future tense
comma splice
past tense
16. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
subject of the sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
adjective
helping verbs
17. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
regular verb
predicate
pronoun errors
comparative adjective
18. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
transitive verb
independent clause
adverb
19. A sentence that makes a command
simple sentence
imperative statement
gerund
imperative
20. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
compound sentence
compound sentence
subjunctive
phrase
21. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
pronoun
intransitive verb
exclamatory statement
noun clauses
22. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
imperative statement
compound sentence
personal pronoun
comma splice
23. 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
Ranking order
dependent clause
8 types of pronouns
appositive
24. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
subject
compound sentence
demonstrative pronoun
predicate noun
25. 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."
Non-coordinate adjectives
misplaced modifier
interrogative pronoun
predicate
26. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
Simple sentences forms
transitive verb
predicate adjective
27. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
idiom
Sentence functions
preposition word
subjunctive
28. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
subjunctive
8 types of pronouns
compound sentence
object
29. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
Modifiers
subject of the sentence
subject
complex sentence
30. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
imperative
Modifiers
objective case
declarative statement
31. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
proper pronoun
Ranking order
relative pronoun
imperative statement
32. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Progressive tense
idiom
8 types of pronouns
pronoun reference errors
33. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
comma splice
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
exclamatory statement
Sentence functions
34. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
collective noun
past tense
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Non-coordinate adjectives
35. Verb used as a command
gerund
imperative
noun compound
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
36. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
indicative mood
personal pronoun
positive adjective
adverbs or adjectives
37. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
noun clauses
Simple sentences forms
compound sentence
sentence fragment
38. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
8 types of pronouns
predicate
nominative case
object of the preposition
39. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
absolute phase
objective case
abstract noun
Non-coordinate adjectives
40. (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
noun
gerund
pronoun
Sentence functions
41. Describes subject
phrase
compound sentence
Parts of speech
predicate adjective
42. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
object of the preposition
split infinitive
independent clause
comma splice
43. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
transitive verb
complex sentence
prepositional phrase
noun compound
44. Renames subject
predicate noun
complex sentence
demonstrative pronoun
common noun names
45. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
infinitive
positive adjective
interjection
demonstrative pronoun
46. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
personal pronoun
Non-coordinate adjectives
Simple sentences forms
appositive
47. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
Simple sentences forms
noun clauses
Run-on sentence
comma splice
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
adjective clause
indirect object
3 cases of pronouns
49. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
proper pronoun
Parts of speech
compound sentence
demonstrative pronoun
50. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
comma splice
pronoun
active voice sentences
interrogative statement