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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
common noun names
objective case
active voice sentences
appositive
2. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
pronoun errors
countable noun
8 types of pronouns
sentence
3. A word that expresses action or a state of being
verb
subordinating conjunction
compound sentence
imperative statement
4. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
adverbs or adjectives
interrogative pronoun
subjunctive
5. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
linking verbs
adverbs or adjectives
declarative statement
nominal of a sentence
6. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
countable noun
3 cases of pronouns
Sentence functions
infinitive
7. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominal of a sentence
imperative statement
past tense
Non-coordinate adjectives
8. 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.
helping verbs
Parts of sentences
object
pronoun reference errors
9. Tells what the subject is or does
preposition word
predicate
Parts of sentences
participial phase
10. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
object of the preposition
indirect object
adjective clause
Run-on sentence
11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
independent clause
linking verbs
declarative statement
nominative case
12. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
Modifiers
regular verb
misplaced modifier
13. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
comparative adjective
split infinitive
object
intransitive verb
14. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
Parts of speech
pronoun number error
misplaced modifier
Simple sentences forms
15. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
subject of the sentence
second person
personal pronoun
8 types of pronouns
16. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
future tense
Parts of sentences
complex sentence
interrogative pronoun
17. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
Parts of speech
linking verbs
appositive
subordinating conjunction
18. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
noncountable noun
indicative mood
dependent clause
19. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
future tense
Sentence functions
adverb
common noun names
20. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
adjective
Sentence functions
interrogative statement
simple sentence
21. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
sentence fragment
past tense
subject
Ranking order
22. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
positive adjective
regular verb
active voice sentences
indirect object
23. 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
first person
pronoun errors
simple sentence
personal pronoun
24. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
Run-on sentence
intransitive verb
helping verbs
personal pronoun
25. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
active voice sentences
past tense
compound sentence
adverbs or adjectives
26. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
prepositional phrase
interjection
object
preposition word
27. Verbal acting like a noun
comma splice
object complement
Progressive tense
gerund
28. 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.
compound sentence
participial phase
regular verb
clause
29. 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
demonstrative pronoun
preposition word
object complement
proper pronoun
30. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
split infinitive
future tense
imperative
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
31. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
noun compound
common noun names
exclamatory statement
interrogative pronoun
32. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Types of phrases
object
compound sentence
indirect object
33. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
comma splice
Uses of 'that'
collective noun
independent clause
34. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
countable noun
subjunctive
object of the preposition
clause
35. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
nominal of a sentence
compound sentence
regular verb
comma splice
36. A sentence that makes a command
imperative statement
pronoun reference errors
imperative
participial phase
37. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
participial phase
comparative adjective
object of the preposition
appositive
38. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
indirect object
pronoun errors
positive adjective
phrase
39. 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
demonstrative pronoun
nominal of a sentence
interrogative statement
40. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
object of the preposition
antecedent
third person
absolute phase
41. Renames or describes the direct object
Simple sentences forms
object complement
common noun names
first person
42. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
Simple sentences forms
transitive verb
adjective clause
43. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
adjective
common noun names
Progressive tense
indicative mood
44. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
pronoun reference errors
active voice sentences
common noun names
simple sentence
45. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
pronoun reference errors
Types of phrases
positive adjective
abstract noun
46. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
Progressive tense
participial phase
comma splice
object of the preposition
47. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
object
8 types of pronouns
proper pronoun
adverbs or adjectives
48. A sentence that has one independent clause
clause
intransitive verb
Run-on sentence
simple sentence
49. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
phrase
8 types of pronouns
adverb
adjective
50. Prepositions function as ___or ___
comma splice
object complement
adverbs or adjectives
Types of phrases