Test your basic knowledge |

Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. (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






3. 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)






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






17. Describes subject






18. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






19. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






28. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






33. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






37. 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






38. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






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






40. Prepositions function as ___or ___






41. 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."






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






50. Verbal acting like a noun