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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
imperative
8 types of pronouns
gerund
nominative case
2. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
abstract noun
object of the preposition
noun compound
helping verbs
3. Verbal acting like a noun
simple sentence
gerund
3 cases of pronouns
Parts of speech
4. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
second person
adverb
compound sentence
misplaced modifier
5. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
subject
abstract noun
Non-coordinate adjectives
appositive
6. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
misplaced modifier
indirect object
object of the preposition
Sentence functions
7. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
pronoun reference errors
Ranking order
split infinitive
8. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
first person
clause
absolute phase
comma splice
9. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
Simple sentences forms
pronoun errors
comma splice
Run-on sentence
10. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
preposition word
noncountable noun
object of the preposition
nominal of a sentence
11. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
participial phase
sentence fragment
Simple sentences forms
phrase
12. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
Parts of speech
transitive verb
active voice sentences
proper pronoun
13. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
imperative statement
noncountable noun
active voice sentences
Parts of sentences
14. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
antecedent
simple sentence
pronoun errors
misplaced modifier
15. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
object of the preposition
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
interrogative statement
appositive
16. 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
indefinite pronoun
subjunctive
imperative
8 types of pronouns
17. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
noun clauses
simple sentence
regular verb
concrete noun
18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
exclamatory statement
Parts of speech
phrase
imperative statement
19. 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."
sentence
common noun names
simple sentence
misplaced modifier
20. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
object
future tense
personal pronoun
Modifiers
21. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
Non-coordinate adjectives
sentence
interjection
exclamatory statement
22. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
Non-coordinate adjectives
Uses of 'that'
future tense
23. Prepositions function as ___or ___
adverbs or adjectives
Parts of sentences
split infinitive
Modifiers
24. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
interrogative statement
appositive
Uses of 'that'
25. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
8 types of pronouns
comparative adjective
comma splice
noun
26. Renames or describes the direct object
past tense
object complement
subject
relative pronoun
27. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
noun compound
Ranking order
nominal of a sentence
proper pronoun
28. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
sentence fragment
nominal of a sentence
predicate
regular verb
29. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
proper pronoun
active voice sentences
predicate adjective
indicative mood
30. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
adverb
antecedent
relative pronoun
countable noun
31. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
abstract noun
absolute phase
first person
concrete noun
32. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
sentence fragment
phrase
interrogative pronoun
imperative
33. Tells what the subject is or does
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
predicate
participial phase
subject
34. 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)
absolute phase
third person
adjective
concrete noun
35. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
demonstrative pronoun
interrogative pronoun
infinitive
3 cases of pronouns
36. Renames subject
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
clause
predicate noun
nominative case
37. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
third person
common noun names
adverb
compound sentence
38. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
third person
predicate
Modifiers
subject of the sentence
39. A word that expresses action or a state of being
subordinating conjunction
interrogative statement
object
verb
40. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
subjunctive
prepositional phrase
adverb
verb
41. 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
subjunctive
future tense
third person
personal pronoun
42. 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)
intransitive verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
abstract noun
exclamatory statement
43. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
demonstrative pronoun
noun
comparative adjective
future tense
44. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
predicate noun
noncountable noun
transitive verb
concrete noun
45. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
positive adjective
linking verbs
adjective
subject
46. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
independent clause
declarative statement
Non-coordinate adjectives
indicative mood
47. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
positive adjective
infinitive
Sentence functions
third person
48. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
interrogative statement
misplaced modifier
sentence fragment
positive adjective
49. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
noun
first person
pronoun
50. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
split infinitive
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
pronoun reference errors
relative pronoun