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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. 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."






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






3. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






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






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






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






26. Verb used as a command






27. Verbal acting like a noun






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Describes subject






36. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






37. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Renames or describes the direct object






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






44. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






45. Renames a noun






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






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






48. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.






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






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