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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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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. 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.






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






3. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






4. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






10. 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






11. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






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






17. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate






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






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






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






21. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






25. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






27. 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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28. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






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






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






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






32. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






34. Renames a noun






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






36. 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.






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






38. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






39. 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)






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. (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






48. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






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