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






2. 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)






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






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






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






6. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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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13. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






18. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






22. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






28. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






29. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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)






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






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






41. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






42. Renames or describes the direct object






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






44. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






45. Tells what the subject is or does






46. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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