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






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






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






4. 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)






5. (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






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






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






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






9. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






21. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






23. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






27. 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)






28. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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