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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
complex sentence
personal pronoun
absolute phase
independent clause
2. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
antecedent
compound sentence
subordinating conjunction
nominative case
3. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
helping verbs
Simple sentences forms
noncountable noun
interrogative statement
4. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
exclamatory statement
active voice sentences
declarative statement
predicate
5. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
sentence
helping verbs
noun clauses
regular verb
6. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
linking verbs
Types of phrases
pronoun number error
collective noun
7. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
dependent clause
independent clause
misplaced modifier
object of the preposition
8. 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."
past tense
misplaced modifier
intransitive verb
Sentence functions
9. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
adverb
interjection
gerund
abstract noun
10. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Run-on sentence
infinitive
Sentence functions
prepositional phrase
11. A word that expresses action or a state of being
split infinitive
independent clause
verb
misplaced modifier
12. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
indefinite pronoun
proper pronoun
phrase
dependent clause
13. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
verb
appositive
subject
Progressive tense
14. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
declarative statement
Simple sentences forms
linking verbs
nominal of a sentence
15. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
subject of the sentence
nominal of a sentence
noun compound
relative pronoun
16. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
clause
concrete noun
pronoun
Types of phrases
17. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
8 types of pronouns
pronoun
positive adjective
Non-coordinate adjectives
18. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
comparative adjective
Non-coordinate adjectives
indicative mood
noun
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
gerund
object
preposition word
sentence fragment
20. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
prepositional phrase
antecedent
nominative case
noun clauses
21. 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.
participial phase
active voice sentences
pronoun errors
idiom
22. Verb used as a command
personal pronoun
infinitive
clause
imperative
23. Renames or describes the direct object
object complement
split infinitive
Simple sentences forms
independent clause
24. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
intransitive verb
subject of the sentence
sentence
collective noun
25. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
second person
noun clauses
antecedent
Progressive tense
26. Describes subject
positive adjective
adverbs or adjectives
predicate adjective
verb
27. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
3 cases of pronouns
nominal of a sentence
Parts of sentences
28. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Modifiers
Simple sentences forms
sentence fragment
Non-coordinate adjectives
29. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
intransitive verb
countable noun
noun
demonstrative pronoun
30. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Simple sentences forms
indicative mood
subject
verb
31. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
absolute phase
nominative case
interrogative pronoun
comparative adjective
32. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
objective case
imperative statement
transitive verb
positive adjective
33. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
3 cases of pronouns
Uses of 'that'
split infinitive
common noun names
34. 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)
idiom
Uses of 'that'
intransitive verb
sentence
35. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
noun compound
infinitive
predicate
prepositional phrase
36. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
adverb
pronoun number error
sentence fragment
infinitive
37. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
Non-coordinate adjectives
noncountable noun
collective noun
relative pronoun
38. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
imperative statement
subject of the sentence
compound sentence
dependent clause
39. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
complex sentence
8 types of pronouns
noun compound
compound sentence
40. Renames subject
8 types of pronouns
linking verbs
Simple sentences forms
predicate noun
41. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
independent clause
noun
Modifiers
abstract noun
42. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
positive adjective
independent clause
nominal of a sentence
countable noun
43. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
abstract noun
adverbs or adjectives
Parts of sentences
compound sentence
44. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
pronoun reference errors
subject
regular verb
nominative case
45. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
8 types of pronouns
infinitive
participial phase
past tense
46. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
linking verbs
interrogative pronoun
subordinating conjunction
pronoun
47. 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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48. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
verb
compound sentence
common noun names
transitive verb
49. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
nominative case
comparative adjective
adjective clause
interrogative statement
50. 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
phrase
concrete noun
relative pronoun
personal pronoun