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






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






3. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"






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






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






6. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






7. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






8. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






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






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






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






12. 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."






13. Renames subject






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






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






16. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






18. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






28. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






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






30. Verbal acting like a noun






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






36. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose






37. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






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






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






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






41. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






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






47. Describes subject






48. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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