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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. Describes subject






2. 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.






3. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






5. Prepositions function as ___or ___






6. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






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






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






12. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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."






23. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






29. (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






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






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






32. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






35. Renames subject






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






37. 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.






38. 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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39. Verb used as a command






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






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






42. 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






43. Renames a noun






44. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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