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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
countable noun
gerund
common noun names
helping verbs
2. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
future tense
collective noun
objective case
adverbs or adjectives
3. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
noun
pronoun number error
adjective clause
concrete noun
4. A sentence that has one independent clause
idiom
simple sentence
infinitive
Progressive tense
5. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
sentence
interjection
common noun names
8 types of pronouns
6. 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
infinitive
dependent clause
subjunctive
regular verb
7. 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)
proper pronoun
objective case
predicate adjective
third person
8. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
indicative mood
concrete noun
first person
noun clauses
9. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence
object complement
misplaced modifier
sentence fragment
10. A pronoun that does not refer to a specific - person - place - thing - or idea; examples: everyone - everything - everybody - anybody - many - most - few - each - some - someone - all - nothing - nobody - and no one
intransitive verb
indefinite pronoun
active voice sentences
relative pronoun
11. A sentence that makes a command
noun clauses
infinitive
imperative statement
predicate adjective
12. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
objective case
noun
indicative mood
Types of phrases
13. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Parts of speech
interjection
absolute phase
antecedent
14. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
positive adjective
pronoun errors
adjective clause
noncountable noun
15. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
relative pronoun
Ranking order
indicative mood
16. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
8 types of pronouns
split infinitive
object
adverbs or adjectives
17. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
Progressive tense
sentence
noun clauses
independent clause
18. Describes subject
predicate adjective
nominative case
noncountable noun
predicate noun
19. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
abstract noun
Modifiers
second person
declarative statement
20. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
pronoun errors
helping verbs
noun
participial phase
21. 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."
proper pronoun
dependent clause
misplaced modifier
subordinating conjunction
22. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
adjective clause
infinitive
adverb
countable noun
23. (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
participial phase
common noun names
linking verbs
pronoun
24. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
sentence fragment
interjection
adverbs or adjectives
intransitive verb
25. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
noun compound
object of the preposition
Parts of sentences
gerund
26. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
common noun names
demonstrative pronoun
countable noun
Simple sentences forms
27. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
concrete noun
adjective
complex sentence
subjunctive
28. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
idiom
object complement
linking verbs
second person
29. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
demonstrative pronoun
infinitive
transitive verb
relative pronoun
30. Tells what the subject is or does
predicate
3 cases of pronouns
Sentence functions
dependent clause
31. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominal of a sentence
Sentence functions
indirect object
noncountable noun
32. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
compound sentence
gerund
adjective clause
pronoun errors
33. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
antecedent
predicate adjective
dependent clause
object
34. 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.
participial phase
complex sentence
Parts of sentences
interrogative statement
35. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
adverbs or adjectives
helping verbs
Types of phrases
future tense
36. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
past tense
proper pronoun
objective case
noun compound
37. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
imperative statement
infinitive
pronoun errors
compound sentence
38. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
Non-coordinate adjectives
proper pronoun
absolute phase
indirect object
39. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
sentence fragment
indefinite pronoun
collective noun
interrogative pronoun
40. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
proper pronoun
Simple sentences forms
3 cases of pronouns
object of the preposition
41. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
abstract noun
preposition word
Sentence functions
transitive verb
42. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
object
interrogative pronoun
Ranking order
43. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
second person
adjective
first person
predicate noun
44. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
nominative case
Non-coordinate adjectives
Modifiers
predicate noun
45. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
3 cases of pronouns
sentence fragment
Parts of sentences
exclamatory statement
46. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
infinitive
simple sentence
indicative mood
common noun names
47. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
interrogative pronoun
Sentence functions
interrogative statement
clause
48. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
sentence
adjective
Run-on sentence
proper pronoun
49. 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.
predicate noun
pronoun reference errors
transitive verb
antecedent
50. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
interjection
collective noun
nominative case