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






2. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






3. A sentence that has one independent clause






4. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






5. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






12. (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






13. 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






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






15. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






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






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






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






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






20. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






21. 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)






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






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






24. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






30. 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






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






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






33. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






38. 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)






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






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






41. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






44. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






47. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted






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






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






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