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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Renames a noun






2. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter






3. Verbal acting like a noun






4. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






5. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






6. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






7. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.






8. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






9. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.






10. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






11. 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






12. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






13. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.






14. Prepositions function as ___or ___






15. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






16. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






17. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become






18. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






19. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






20. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






21. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






22. 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






23. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted






24. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying






25. Verb used as a command






26. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles






27. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






28. 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.






29. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






30. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






31. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






32. 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)






33. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






34. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)






35. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






36. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






37. 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






38. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






39. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






40. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.






41. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






42. Describes subject






43. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






44. 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.






45. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






46. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






47. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"






48. A word that expresses action or a state of being






49. 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)






50. 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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