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Grammar Fundamentals
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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. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
8 types of pronouns
declarative statement
Uses of 'that'
Simple sentences forms
2. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
subordinating conjunction
adverb
noncountable noun
object
3. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
8 types of pronouns
pronoun errors
object
indirect object
4. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Types of phrases
Sentence functions
relative pronoun
helping verbs
5. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
imperative statement
imperative
Ranking order
Run-on sentence
6. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
nominal of a sentence
subordinating conjunction
Progressive tense
subject
7. A word that expresses action or a state of being
verb
object
split infinitive
independent clause
8. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
relative pronoun
adjective
interrogative statement
9. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
clause
second person
gerund
subject
10. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
Modifiers
noncountable noun
pronoun
exclamatory statement
11. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
independent clause
subordinating conjunction
abstract noun
12. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
indefinite pronoun
abstract noun
antecedent
past tense
13. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
pronoun number error
sentence
split infinitive
independent clause
14. Tells what the subject is or does
linking verbs
interrogative statement
predicate
noun clauses
15. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
adjective clause
nominative case
pronoun errors
prepositional phrase
16. Verbal acting like a noun
object
concrete noun
abstract noun
gerund
17. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
8 types of pronouns
object complement
indicative mood
interjection
18. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
adjective clause
pronoun reference errors
transitive verb
helping verbs
19. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
regular verb
exclamatory statement
independent clause
subordinating conjunction
20. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
clause
Non-coordinate adjectives
comparative adjective
proper pronoun
21. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
concrete noun
proper pronoun
Modifiers
declarative statement
22. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
compound sentence
declarative statement
noncountable noun
active voice sentences
23. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
preposition word
helping verbs
subject of the sentence
Uses of 'that'
24. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
subordinating conjunction
exclamatory statement
gerund
noncountable noun
25. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
infinitive
prepositional phrase
noncountable noun
transitive verb
26. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
active voice sentences
noun clauses
common noun names
Simple sentences forms
27. 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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28. A sentence that makes a command
interrogative pronoun
imperative statement
nominative case
appositive
29. 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)
nominal of a sentence
compound sentence
Modifiers
intransitive verb
30. 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.
personal pronoun
absolute phase
pronoun reference errors
Run-on sentence
31. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
demonstrative pronoun
transitive verb
Non-coordinate adjectives
interjection
32. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
Run-on sentence
complex sentence
abstract noun
33. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
preposition word
countable noun
interjection
Parts of speech
34. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
gerund
subject
8 types of pronouns
Ranking order
35. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
helping verbs
object of the preposition
Ranking order
simple sentence
36. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
object
Ranking order
sentence fragment
37. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
3 cases of pronouns
abstract noun
positive adjective
adverb
38. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
regular verb
infinitive
antecedent
first person
39. Renames subject
objective case
indefinite pronoun
predicate noun
imperative
40. 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
intransitive verb
past tense
indefinite pronoun
misplaced modifier
41. Describes subject
objective case
Progressive tense
predicate adjective
noncountable noun
42. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
collective noun
transitive verb
compound sentence
common noun names
43. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
declarative statement
indicative mood
sentence
split infinitive
44. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
absolute phase
regular verb
complex sentence
noun
45. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
objective case
relative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
subjunctive
46. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
past tense
subject
interjection
47. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
noun clauses
nominal of a sentence
declarative statement
Simple sentences forms
48. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
linking verbs
adjective
3 cases of pronouns
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
49. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
proper pronoun
dependent clause
absolute phase
idiom
50. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
nominal of a sentence
common noun names
declarative statement
interrogative statement