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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. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Progressive tense
personal pronoun
complex sentence
clause
2. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
interrogative statement
countable noun
objective case
pronoun number error
3. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
personal pronoun
3 cases of pronouns
subject
noun compound
4. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
common noun names
regular verb
Modifiers
participial phase
5. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
noncountable noun
nominal of a sentence
active voice sentences
demonstrative pronoun
6. 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
Progressive tense
indefinite pronoun
absolute phase
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
7. Renames or describes the direct object
comparative adjective
noun clauses
object complement
concrete noun
8. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
proper pronoun
Uses of 'that'
sentence
comma splice
9. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
Parts of speech
independent clause
clause
indirect object
10. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
proper pronoun
subject of the sentence
indirect object
object
11. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
personal pronoun
sentence
interjection
predicate
12. Prepositions function as ___or ___
interrogative pronoun
adjective clause
predicate
adverbs or adjectives
13. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
Run-on sentence
declarative statement
imperative statement
proper pronoun
14. A sentence that makes a command
imperative statement
pronoun reference errors
sentence fragment
participial phase
15. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
compound sentence
first person
personal pronoun
independent clause
16. 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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17. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
future tense
sentence
indirect object
first person
18. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
phrase
imperative statement
idiom
19. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
clause
proper pronoun
positive adjective
dependent clause
20. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
pronoun errors
active voice sentences
split infinitive
object of the preposition
21. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
predicate adjective
Run-on sentence
noun compound
phrase
22. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
common noun names
gerund
complex sentence
indicative mood
23. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
Non-coordinate adjectives
personal pronoun
infinitive
Run-on sentence
24. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
comparative adjective
prepositional phrase
nominal of a sentence
objective case
25. 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)
comparative adjective
linking verbs
intransitive verb
noncountable noun
26. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
antecedent
linking verbs
complex sentence
indefinite pronoun
27. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
participial phase
predicate
interrogative statement
compound sentence
28. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
pronoun number error
noncountable noun
pronoun errors
29. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
helping verbs
subject
nominal of a sentence
pronoun number error
30. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
3 cases of pronouns
appositive
adjective
antecedent
31. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
misplaced modifier
indirect object
3 cases of pronouns
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
32. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
pronoun
indefinite pronoun
antecedent
Non-coordinate adjectives
33. Describes subject
predicate adjective
Parts of sentences
Progressive tense
adjective
34. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
dependent clause
comma splice
predicate adjective
simple sentence
35. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
second person
future tense
common noun names
subject
36. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
transitive verb
interrogative statement
concrete noun
predicate adjective
37. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
pronoun number error
8 types of pronouns
sentence
Modifiers
38. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
helping verbs
complex sentence
adjective clause
noun
39. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
preposition word
countable noun
compound sentence
intransitive verb
40. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
8 types of pronouns
countable noun
noun
sentence
41. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
second person
first person
phrase
collective noun
42. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
adjective
positive adjective
phrase
indicative mood
43. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
verb
adjective
imperative statement
objective case
44. Tells what the subject is or does
pronoun reference errors
objective case
second person
predicate
45. 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)
sentence fragment
adjective clause
split infinitive
third person
46. A word that expresses action or a state of being
nominal of a sentence
Uses of 'that'
absolute phase
verb
47. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
Parts of sentences
Run-on sentence
indefinite pronoun
positive adjective
48. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
subject of the sentence
Sentence functions
comparative adjective
complex sentence
49. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
object complement
Parts of speech
personal pronoun
antecedent
50. (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
comparative adjective
pronoun errors
pronoun
verb