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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
pronoun errors
independent clause
gerund
object of the preposition
2. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
transitive verb
nominative case
object of the preposition
adverbs or adjectives
3. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
appositive
Sentence functions
antecedent
4. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
sentence fragment
subjunctive
linking verbs
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
5. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
object of the preposition
transitive verb
infinitive
imperative
6. A sentence that has one independent clause
demonstrative pronoun
predicate noun
simple sentence
comma splice
7. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
sentence fragment
preposition word
regular verb
future tense
8. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
common noun names
personal pronoun
complex sentence
Types of phrases
9. Renames or describes the direct object
proper pronoun
adjective
intransitive verb
object complement
10. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
adverbs or adjectives
helping verbs
declarative statement
Sentence functions
11. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Non-coordinate adjectives
object of the preposition
positive adjective
adjective clause
12. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
Parts of sentences
comparative adjective
compound sentence
future tense
13. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
object
pronoun number error
concrete noun
indirect object
14. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
collective noun
phrase
Modifiers
declarative statement
15. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
compound sentence
countable noun
nominal of a sentence
idiom
16. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
Run-on sentence
prepositional phrase
misplaced modifier
proper pronoun
17. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
predicate noun
Sentence functions
regular verb
subordinating conjunction
18. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
Progressive tense
past tense
comparative adjective
dependent clause
19. 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)
predicate noun
antecedent
Progressive tense
third person
20. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
indirect object
compound sentence
Run-on sentence
21. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
declarative statement
nominal of a sentence
concrete noun
positive adjective
22. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
first person
indicative mood
imperative statement
transitive verb
23. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
interjection
pronoun number error
subject
third person
24. 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
third person
concrete noun
Simple sentences forms
indefinite pronoun
25. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
preposition word
phrase
interrogative pronoun
sentence fragment
26. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
preposition word
abstract noun
object of the preposition
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
future tense
countable noun
split infinitive
pronoun
28. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
interrogative pronoun
preposition word
noncountable noun
29. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
second person
adjective clause
Simple sentences forms
Run-on sentence
30. Verbal acting like a noun
subjunctive
gerund
infinitive
sentence
31. Verb used as a command
noun
imperative
subjunctive
Progressive tense
32. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
proper pronoun
objective case
indicative mood
imperative
33. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
idiom
noncountable noun
adverbs or adjectives
Simple sentences forms
34. Prepositions function as ___or ___
nominal of a sentence
adverbs or adjectives
appositive
Parts of sentences
35. Describes subject
adverbs or adjectives
collective noun
predicate adjective
helping verbs
36. 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.
predicate noun
exclamatory statement
Run-on sentence
pronoun reference errors
37. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
Progressive tense
second person
past tense
active voice sentences
38. 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)
sentence
intransitive verb
nominative case
Simple sentences forms
39. Renames a noun
indefinite pronoun
appositive
active voice sentences
countable noun
40. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
linking verbs
adverb
subordinating conjunction
demonstrative pronoun
41. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
comma splice
second person
pronoun reference errors
active voice sentences
42. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Uses of 'that'
Progressive tense
imperative
subjunctive
43. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
collective noun
sentence
Parts of sentences
comma splice
44. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
third person
noun clauses
Types of phrases
noncountable noun
45. 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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46. A sentence that makes a command
regular verb
imperative statement
misplaced modifier
personal pronoun
47. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
helping verbs
indefinite pronoun
subject of the sentence
object
48. 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
predicate noun
dependent clause
misplaced modifier
personal pronoun
49. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
Sentence functions
intransitive verb
participial phase
50. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
positive adjective
noun clauses
noun compound
abstract noun