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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. Renames subject






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






3. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone






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






5. 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)






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






7. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






8. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






11. 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.






12. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






16. 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)






17. Renames a noun






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






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






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






21. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






24. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. (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






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






33. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






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






35. Tells what the subject is or does






36. Describes subject






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. A word or group of words that can function as a noun






44. 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.






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






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






47. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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