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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






2. Verb used as a command






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






4. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






10. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Renames subject






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






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






23. 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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24. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






26. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






30. Describes subject






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






32. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






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






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






35. Renames or describes the direct object






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






37. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must






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






39. 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."






40. A sentence that has one independent clause






41. Verbal acting like a noun






42. 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






43. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






46. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






48. 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)






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






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