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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
Parts of sentences
comparative adjective
demonstrative pronoun
simple sentence
2. (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
pronoun
declarative statement
3 cases of pronouns
comma splice
3. 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
helping verbs
compound sentence
sentence fragment
4. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
idiom
adjective
second person
interrogative statement
5. 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
split infinitive
sentence fragment
relative pronoun
6. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
subordinating conjunction
Uses of 'that'
pronoun
sentence fragment
7. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
helping verbs
Types of phrases
regular verb
intransitive verb
8. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
independent clause
indirect object
second person
gerund
9. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
Non-coordinate adjectives
compound sentence
idiom
phrase
10. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
independent clause
Parts of speech
noncountable noun
comparative adjective
11. A sentence that makes a command
Simple sentences forms
imperative statement
second person
common noun names
12. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
dependent clause
phrase
compound sentence
sentence
13. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
abstract noun
collective noun
Sentence functions
imperative statement
14. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
pronoun reference errors
interjection
objective case
adverbs or adjectives
15. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
exclamatory statement
objective case
idiom
noncountable noun
16. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
intransitive verb
Non-coordinate adjectives
object of the preposition
17. Describes subject
comparative adjective
Simple sentences forms
linking verbs
predicate adjective
18. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Sentence functions
subjunctive
compound sentence
sentence fragment
19. Renames or describes the direct object
second person
abstract noun
Modifiers
object complement
20. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
antecedent
regular verb
Uses of 'that'
Parts of speech
21. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
pronoun reference errors
proper pronoun
imperative
antecedent
22. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
pronoun reference errors
countable noun
pronoun
gerund
23. 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.
imperative statement
participial phase
abstract noun
noun clauses
24. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
predicate adjective
subjunctive
relative pronoun
second person
25. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence
adjective clause
noun
object
26. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
exclamatory statement
adjective clause
absolute phase
Ranking order
27. A word that expresses action or a state of being
future tense
participial phase
pronoun
verb
28. Verb used as a command
imperative
Parts of sentences
past tense
gerund
29. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
personal pronoun
infinitive
antecedent
interrogative statement
30. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
subject
positive adjective
declarative statement
31. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
personal pronoun
indicative mood
active voice sentences
objective case
32. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
proper pronoun
interrogative pronoun
transitive verb
future tense
33. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
object
imperative statement
subject
Simple sentences forms
34. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
antecedent
declarative statement
interrogative statement
prepositional phrase
35. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
compound sentence
antecedent
independent clause
participial phase
36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
verb
complex sentence
declarative statement
predicate
37. 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
pronoun errors
indirect object
personal pronoun
noun compound
38. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
participial phase
noun clauses
objective case
adjective clause
39. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
subordinating conjunction
positive adjective
collective noun
subjunctive
40. Prepositions function as ___or ___
declarative statement
antecedent
adverbs or adjectives
participial phase
41. 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."
linking verbs
concrete noun
misplaced modifier
declarative statement
42. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
clause
personal pronoun
compound sentence
positive adjective
43. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
active voice sentences
adverb
infinitive
Sentence functions
44. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
Parts of sentences
active voice sentences
Sentence functions
future tense
45. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
abstract noun
second person
common noun names
declarative statement
46. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
3 cases of pronouns
indicative mood
Ranking order
noun
47. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
compound sentence
split infinitive
regular verb
linking verbs
48. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
3 cases of pronouns
declarative statement
demonstrative pronoun
comma splice
49. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
Sentence functions
past tense
Parts of sentences
50. Verbal acting like a noun
gerund
Non-coordinate adjectives
participial phase
pronoun