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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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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. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
first person
common noun names
sentence fragment
2. Renames subject
noncountable noun
complex sentence
predicate noun
independent clause
3. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
past tense
indirect object
compound sentence
split infinitive
4. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
subject
Parts of speech
helping verbs
comparative adjective
5. 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
8 types of pronouns
personal pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
imperative statement
6. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
preposition word
indefinite pronoun
pronoun number error
regular verb
7. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
prepositional phrase
concrete noun
relative pronoun
abstract noun
8. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
verb
sentence
comma splice
interrogative pronoun
9. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
second person
regular verb
indicative mood
Progressive tense
10. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
3 cases of pronouns
absolute phase
interjection
first person
11. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
linking verbs
pronoun reference errors
transitive verb
indirect object
12. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
Ranking order
second person
idiom
noun
13. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
infinitive
first person
Modifiers
future tense
14. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
exclamatory statement
adjective
third person
noncountable noun
15. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
second person
infinitive
participial phase
16. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
Progressive tense
third person
independent clause
interjection
17. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominal of a sentence
clause
complex sentence
sentence
18. 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.
antecedent
indirect object
pronoun reference errors
countable noun
19. Verbal acting like a noun
gerund
compound sentence
subordinating conjunction
Uses of 'that'
20. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
adjective clause
compound sentence
clause
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
21. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
comparative adjective
intransitive verb
regular verb
Parts of sentences
22. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
adjective clause
Non-coordinate adjectives
countable noun
object
23. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
3 cases of pronouns
first person
past tense
interjection
24. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
object
helping verbs
adjective
subjunctive
25. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
Types of phrases
intransitive verb
adjective
26. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
phrase
object
subordinating conjunction
infinitive
27. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
nominative case
pronoun number error
Simple sentences forms
Parts of sentences
28. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
pronoun number error
noncountable noun
interjection
active voice sentences
29. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
noun compound
phrase
pronoun errors
idiom
30. Renames a noun
appositive
comparative adjective
abstract noun
nominal of a sentence
31. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
indirect object
interrogative pronoun
Uses of 'that'
personal pronoun
32. 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.
pronoun
helping verbs
noun clauses
participial phase
33. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
absolute phase
infinitive
dependent clause
adjective clause
34. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
pronoun
proper pronoun
imperative statement
Sentence functions
35. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
interrogative statement
dependent clause
object complement
36. (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
split infinitive
pronoun
proper pronoun
object complement
37. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
linking verbs
imperative statement
38. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
third person
comma splice
objective case
subjunctive
39. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
Sentence functions
predicate
countable noun
noncountable noun
40. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
prepositional phrase
absolute phase
adjective
sentence fragment
41. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
misplaced modifier
adverb
clause
second person
42. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
intransitive verb
dependent clause
comma splice
3 cases of pronouns
43. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
active voice sentences
participial phase
phrase
Parts of speech
44. 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
proper pronoun
dependent clause
infinitive
sentence
45. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
declarative statement
comma splice
noncountable noun
prepositional phrase
46. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
adjective clause
comparative adjective
indicative mood
misplaced modifier
47. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
adverb
prepositional phrase
adjective clause
interrogative pronoun
48. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
subject of the sentence
noun clauses
pronoun reference errors
Modifiers
49. Tells what the subject is or does
subordinating conjunction
proper pronoun
predicate
sentence
50. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Non-coordinate adjectives
pronoun number error
Sentence functions
simple sentence