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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






2. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






4. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






5. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






10. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






14. Tells what the subject is or does






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






16. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers






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






27. 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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28. A sentence that makes a command






29. 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)






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Renames subject






40. 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






41. Describes subject






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






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






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






45. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted






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






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






48. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must






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






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