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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






3. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal






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






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






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






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






8. 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."






9. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






10. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas






11. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






12. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






19. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






22. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






23. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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)






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






30. 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






31. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






32. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






33. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






34. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb






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






36. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)






37. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






38. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






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






40. Verb used as a command






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






42. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






43. Tells what the subject is or does






44. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").






45. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






46. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






48. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must






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






50. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.