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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. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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






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






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






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






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






7. A word or group of words that can function as a noun






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.






9. Tells what the subject is or does






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






11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






12. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question






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






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






15. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






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






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






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






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






20. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






21. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






26. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






27. Verbal acting like a noun






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.






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






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






31. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






32. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






35. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






36. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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."






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






41. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






50. Prepositions function as ___or ___