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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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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 phrase beginning with a verb that describes the subject - e.g. Walking home from school - River Tam stopped by the store and bought candy.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A sentence that has one independent clause






10. 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






11. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






14. 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)






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






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






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






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






19. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






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






24. (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






25. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






26. 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






27. Describes subject






28. 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






29. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






31. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






32. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






36. Renames a noun






37. 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.






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






39. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






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






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






42. Prepositions function as ___or ___






43. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






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