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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
proper pronoun
past tense
antecedent
Parts of speech
2. 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
object
regular verb
3. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
interrogative pronoun
objective case
noun clauses
active voice sentences
4. 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
dependent clause
helping verbs
linking verbs
5. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
object complement
clause
independent clause
compound sentence
6. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
Non-coordinate adjectives
subjunctive
compound sentence
Modifiers
7. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
appositive
exclamatory statement
idiom
simple sentence
8. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
object complement
comparative adjective
compound sentence
first person
9. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
linking verbs
sentence fragment
demonstrative pronoun
compound sentence
10. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
adjective
linking verbs
object of the preposition
pronoun
11. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
noncountable noun
complex sentence
common noun names
12. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
common noun names
subjunctive
prepositional phrase
object
13. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
noncountable noun
interjection
Parts of sentences
Modifiers
14. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
collective noun
Types of phrases
nominal of a sentence
Parts of sentences
15. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
adverb
predicate
absolute phase
Parts of sentences
16. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
personal pronoun
predicate
Ranking order
subordinating conjunction
17. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
object
imperative
noun compound
infinitive
18. Tells what the subject is or does
absolute phase
predicate
verb
first person
19. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
transitive verb
adjective
indicative mood
objective case
20. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
helping verbs
object complement
compound sentence
21. Renames a noun
idiom
8 types of pronouns
appositive
object
22. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
demonstrative pronoun
personal pronoun
subject
transitive verb
23. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
second person
pronoun number error
countable noun
noun
24. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
Parts of speech
compound sentence
pronoun
future tense
25. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
personal pronoun
Progressive tense
subject of the sentence
positive adjective
26. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
antecedent
Sentence functions
noun clauses
object of the preposition
27. A sentence that has one independent clause
subject
pronoun
simple sentence
prepositional phrase
28. Renames or describes the direct object
object complement
noncountable noun
idiom
adverbs or adjectives
29. 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.
helping verbs
intransitive verb
pronoun reference errors
concrete noun
30. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
simple sentence
proper pronoun
sentence
comma splice
31. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
common noun names
objective case
linking verbs
transitive verb
32. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
interjection
antecedent
Ranking order
linking verbs
33. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
pronoun reference errors
comparative adjective
future tense
proper pronoun
34. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
pronoun reference errors
object
compound sentence
Modifiers
35. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
participial phase
appositive
helping verbs
36. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
Non-coordinate adjectives
Parts of speech
compound sentence
linking verbs
37. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
subject
sentence fragment
active voice sentences
collective noun
38. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
idiom
adjective clause
nominal of a sentence
indefinite pronoun
39. Describes subject
pronoun reference errors
interrogative statement
predicate adjective
active voice sentences
40. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
imperative statement
objective case
appositive
clause
41. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
pronoun errors
phrase
personal pronoun
gerund
42. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
dependent clause
nominative case
comma splice
third person
43. Prepositions function as ___or ___
collective noun
subordinating conjunction
preposition word
adverbs or adjectives
44. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
noun
Ranking order
antecedent
45. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
declarative statement
demonstrative pronoun
subordinating conjunction
absolute phase
46. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
subjunctive
helping verbs
objective case
interrogative statement
47. 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
Modifiers
imperative
indefinite pronoun
compound sentence
48. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
preposition word
phrase
subordinating conjunction
common noun names
49. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
adverb
collective noun
demonstrative pronoun
second person
50. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
past tense
objective case
Run-on sentence
relative pronoun