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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
pronoun errors
prepositional phrase
object
second person
2. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
dependent clause
relative pronoun
past tense
independent clause
3. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
noun compound
first person
pronoun reference errors
prepositional phrase
4. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
nominal of a sentence
subjunctive
declarative statement
pronoun errors
5. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
indicative mood
3 cases of pronouns
interjection
objective case
6. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
gerund
independent clause
indefinite pronoun
adjective
7. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
pronoun reference errors
indefinite pronoun
noun clauses
appositive
8. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
idiom
intransitive verb
regular verb
linking verbs
9. Describes subject
active voice sentences
predicate adjective
interrogative pronoun
3 cases of pronouns
10. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
preposition word
pronoun errors
indirect object
predicate
11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
nominative case
declarative statement
comma splice
positive adjective
12. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
exclamatory statement
common noun names
Uses of 'that'
second person
13. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
linking verbs
adverb
adjective clause
adverbs or adjectives
14. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
noun
pronoun number error
interrogative pronoun
Non-coordinate adjectives
15. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
complex sentence
exclamatory statement
antecedent
infinitive
16. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
noun compound
indirect object
linking verbs
first person
17. 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
Parts of sentences
pronoun reference errors
preposition word
noun compound
18. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
compound sentence
Simple sentences forms
noun compound
verb
19. Prepositions function as ___or ___
adverbs or adjectives
object of the preposition
split infinitive
interrogative statement
20. A word that expresses action or a state of being
comma splice
object complement
noun compound
verb
21. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
simple sentence
object
8 types of pronouns
regular verb
22. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
demonstrative pronoun
compound sentence
abstract noun
subject
23. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
8 types of pronouns
abstract noun
pronoun errors
noun
24. (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
interrogative statement
intransitive verb
pronoun
simple sentence
25. Verbal acting like a noun
objective case
noun clauses
compound sentence
gerund
26. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
adjective clause
subjunctive
abstract noun
8 types of pronouns
27. 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
positive adjective
personal pronoun
imperative statement
second person
28. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
Sentence functions
subject of the sentence
comparative adjective
pronoun
29. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
subjunctive
demonstrative pronoun
appositive
30. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
comparative adjective
compound sentence
demonstrative pronoun
personal pronoun
31. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
compound sentence
noun clauses
split infinitive
infinitive
32. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
future tense
sentence fragment
objective case
appositive
33. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
simple sentence
complex sentence
nominal of a sentence
Simple sentences forms
34. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
pronoun
imperative statement
interrogative pronoun
noncountable noun
35. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
imperative
adjective
common noun names
36. 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)
subjunctive
noun compound
third person
verb
37. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
appositive
indicative mood
collective noun
preposition word
38. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
participial phase
objective case
3 cases of pronouns
nominal of a sentence
39. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
noncountable noun
misplaced modifier
Non-coordinate adjectives
imperative
40. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
linking verbs
indirect object
Types of phrases
41. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence fragment
sentence
subordinating conjunction
split infinitive
42. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
noun clauses
interjection
interrogative statement
second person
43. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
object of the preposition
noun clauses
transitive verb
simple sentence
44. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
predicate
pronoun errors
abstract noun
simple sentence
45. 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.
indefinite pronoun
participial phase
prepositional phrase
split infinitive
46. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
interjection
proper pronoun
appositive
helping verbs
47. Tells what the subject is or does
linking verbs
comparative adjective
nominal of a sentence
predicate
48. Renames or describes the direct object
Run-on sentence
transitive verb
object complement
pronoun
49. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
adjective
indirect object
idiom
nominal of a sentence
50. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
noncountable noun
antecedent
complex sentence
objective case