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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
Run-on sentence
concrete noun
compound sentence
second person
2. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
Modifiers
noncountable noun
subjunctive
declarative statement
3. 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.
adverb
third person
interrogative pronoun
pronoun reference errors
4. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
comparative adjective
transitive verb
countable noun
prepositional phrase
5. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
noun
abstract noun
Parts of sentences
6. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
noncountable noun
phrase
preposition word
Progressive tense
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)
3 cases of pronouns
third person
infinitive
past tense
8. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
interrogative pronoun
indirect object
predicate
comma splice
9. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
indirect object
predicate
independent clause
active voice sentences
10. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
comma splice
regular verb
object complement
pronoun number error
11. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
prepositional phrase
objective case
relative pronoun
Uses of 'that'
12. Renames subject
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
3 cases of pronouns
predicate noun
noun clauses
13. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
Non-coordinate adjectives
imperative statement
adjective clause
interrogative pronoun
14. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
imperative
transitive verb
concrete noun
15. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
helping verbs
intransitive verb
relative pronoun
Simple sentences forms
16. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
8 types of pronouns
verb
indicative mood
interjection
17. A sentence that has one independent clause
positive adjective
object
simple sentence
relative pronoun
18. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
Run-on sentence
adjective clause
compound sentence
proper pronoun
19. 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
indirect object
antecedent
Run-on sentence
preposition word
20. Tells what the subject is or does
predicate
positive adjective
subordinating conjunction
nominal of a sentence
21. 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
demonstrative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
predicate noun
Run-on sentence
22. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
Ranking order
declarative statement
objective case
relative pronoun
23. Verbal acting like a noun
antecedent
Parts of sentences
gerund
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
dependent clause
interjection
imperative statement
pronoun
25. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
Parts of speech
active voice sentences
concrete noun
helping verbs
26. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
complex sentence
demonstrative pronoun
proper pronoun
split infinitive
27. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
comparative adjective
Parts of sentences
preposition word
Types of phrases
28. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
8 types of pronouns
infinitive
pronoun number error
nominative case
29. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
linking verbs
independent clause
indirect object
subject
30. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
Simple sentences forms
absolute phase
abstract noun
adverbs or adjectives
31. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
interrogative pronoun
abstract noun
independent clause
8 types of pronouns
32. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
Progressive tense
Sentence functions
clause
interjection
33. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
Uses of 'that'
preposition word
Progressive tense
objective case
34. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
adjective
Parts of sentences
interrogative statement
regular verb
35. Verb used as a command
imperative
compound sentence
interrogative statement
intransitive verb
36. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
object
interrogative statement
Parts of sentences
infinitive
37. 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
adverb
interrogative pronoun
personal pronoun
pronoun errors
38. Renames or describes the direct object
prepositional phrase
exclamatory statement
object complement
compound sentence
39. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
8 types of pronouns
Run-on sentence
Parts of speech
Progressive tense
40. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
complex sentence
common noun names
predicate
Modifiers
41. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
past tense
adverb
compound sentence
abstract noun
42. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
noncountable noun
linking verbs
interrogative pronoun
imperative statement
43. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
clause
past tense
split infinitive
Non-coordinate adjectives
44. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
relative pronoun
verb
imperative
subordinating conjunction
45. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
object
interrogative statement
Uses of 'that'
predicate noun
46. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
preposition word
adverb
interrogative statement
Parts of sentences
47. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
imperative statement
subject of the sentence
Sentence functions
3 cases of pronouns
48. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
adjective
Progressive tense
demonstrative pronoun
proper pronoun
49. includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED - (his shoulder felt sore... 'sore' is a predicate adjective - not a direct object)
future tense
interrogative pronoun
intransitive verb
subordinating conjunction
50. Renames a noun
collective noun
idiom
verb
appositive