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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. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






4. Describes subject






5. Renames or describes the direct object






6. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






7. 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. (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






9. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






11. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






12. Renames a noun






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






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






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






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






17. 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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18. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. 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)






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






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






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






30. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






36. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






39. Tells what the subject is or does






40. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






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






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






43. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






44. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers






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






46. 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."






47. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






48. 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






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






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