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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. Verbal acting like a noun






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






3. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence - even though it has a subject and a verb - e.g. ...because she is funny






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






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






13. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






18. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






22. (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






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






24. Verb used as a command






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






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






27. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






30. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






35. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






39. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Renames or describes the direct object