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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal






2. 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."






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






18. Tells what the subject is or does






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






20. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






21. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






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






27. A sentence that has one independent clause






28. Renames or describes the direct object






29. 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.






30. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






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






39. Describes subject






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






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






42. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






43. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






45. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






47. 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






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






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






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