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






2. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






3. 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






4. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






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






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






7. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






11. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Describes subject






19. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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."






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






25. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






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






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






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






38. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






39. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






40. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






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






46. Verbal acting like a noun






47. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question






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






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