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






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






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






4. 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






5. Verb used as a command






6. 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






7. 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)






8. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






10. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






15. 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)






16. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






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






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






19. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. (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






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






29. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






34. 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."






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






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






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






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






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






40. Tells what the subject is or does






41. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






44. Verbal acting like a noun






45. 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.






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






47. A sentence that makes a command






48. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






49. 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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50. 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