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






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






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






4. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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."






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






12. Renames subject






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






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






15. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






18. 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






19. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






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






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






23. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






41. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






50. Verb used as a command