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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. Tells what the subject is or does
countable noun
predicate
appositive
independent clause
2. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
Non-coordinate adjectives
object
absolute phase
independent clause
3. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
simple sentence
exclamatory statement
Run-on sentence
dependent clause
4. 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."
misplaced modifier
collective noun
comma splice
third person
5. Renames subject
misplaced modifier
8 types of pronouns
infinitive
predicate noun
6. Verbal acting like a noun
gerund
noun clauses
split infinitive
indirect object
7. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Parts of speech
Ranking order
indicative mood
Simple sentences forms
8. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
idiom
antecedent
subject
9. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
preposition word
prepositional phrase
transitive verb
split infinitive
10. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
pronoun errors
antecedent
Progressive tense
adverbs or adjectives
11. (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
demonstrative pronoun
countable noun
Sentence functions
12. 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.
comparative adjective
first person
pronoun reference errors
Sentence functions
13. 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
noun
3 cases of pronouns
infinitive
indefinite pronoun
14. 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
predicate
personal pronoun
interrogative pronoun
Simple sentences forms
15. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
Ranking order
first person
comma splice
sentence fragment
16. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
imperative statement
pronoun number error
adverb
pronoun
17. Subordinating conjunction (He asked that she go.) - Relative pronoun (He took the test that was hard.) - Demonstrative pronoun (That was hard.) - Demonstrative adjective (That test was hard.) - Adverb (The test wasn't that bad.)
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18. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
participial phase
nominal of a sentence
Parts of sentences
comparative adjective
19. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
noun compound
sentence
complex sentence
pronoun
20. Verb used as a command
predicate noun
split infinitive
imperative
object
21. 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)
antecedent
infinitive
intransitive verb
adjective
22. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
pronoun number error
complex sentence
antecedent
23. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
past tense
3 cases of pronouns
compound sentence
collective noun
24. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
indirect object
compound sentence
misplaced modifier
25. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
Parts of speech
relative pronoun
Parts of sentences
subject of the sentence
26. Prepositions function as ___or ___
personal pronoun
pronoun reference errors
preposition word
adverbs or adjectives
27. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
noun clauses
demonstrative pronoun
clause
regular verb
28. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
proper pronoun
indicative mood
interrogative pronoun
objective case
29. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
adverb
8 types of pronouns
simple sentence
imperative statement
30. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
adverb
split infinitive
abstract noun
participial phase
31. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Progressive tense
active voice sentences
Simple sentences forms
predicate adjective
32. Describes subject
compound sentence
predicate adjective
8 types of pronouns
antecedent
33. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence
comparative adjective
appositive
compound sentence
34. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
noun clauses
subject of the sentence
positive adjective
noncountable noun
35. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Non-coordinate adjectives
noun clauses
Modifiers
concrete noun
36. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
clause
common noun names
participial phase
37. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
complex sentence
interjection
Parts of sentences
subjunctive
38. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
first person
positive adjective
prepositional phrase
noun clauses
39. A sentence that has one independent clause
prepositional phrase
interjection
simple sentence
noncountable noun
40. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
antecedent
predicate noun
comma splice
preposition word
41. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
adjective clause
Ranking order
pronoun reference errors
8 types of pronouns
42. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
imperative
Modifiers
interjection
43. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
noun clauses
sentence fragment
comparative adjective
phrase
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
pronoun number error
transitive verb
preposition word
noun
45. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
past tense
regular verb
interrogative statement
interjection
46. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
interrogative statement
complex sentence
predicate
adjective clause
47. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
personal pronoun
pronoun errors
split infinitive
antecedent
48. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
complex sentence
interrogative pronoun
future tense
imperative statement
49. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
independent clause
linking verbs
preposition word
absolute phase
50. 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
comparative adjective
dependent clause
pronoun number error
abstract noun