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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
dependent clause
common noun names
active voice sentences
compound sentence
2. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Non-coordinate adjectives
absolute phase
predicate
complex sentence
3. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
personal pronoun
pronoun errors
phrase
simple sentence
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
Uses of 'that'
Parts of sentences
adjective
indefinite pronoun
5. Verb used as a command
gerund
split infinitive
past tense
imperative
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
exclamatory statement
pronoun errors
preposition word
adjective clause
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)
compound sentence
indicative mood
noun compound
third person
8. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Simple sentences forms
subject of the sentence
exclamatory statement
Uses of 'that'
9. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
infinitive
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
nominal of a sentence
antecedent
10. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
interrogative pronoun
declarative statement
participial phase
Sentence functions
11. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
simple sentence
antecedent
helping verbs
compound sentence
12. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
pronoun
Ranking order
interjection
13. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
antecedent
verb
compound sentence
pronoun
14. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
declarative statement
pronoun reference errors
verb
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)
predicate noun
intransitive verb
adjective
collective noun
16. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
compound sentence
first person
3 cases of pronouns
17. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
8 types of pronouns
first person
simple sentence
interjection
18. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
abstract noun
subordinating conjunction
object complement
clause
19. A sentence that has one independent clause
subject of the sentence
simple sentence
complex sentence
sentence
20. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
subject of the sentence
comparative adjective
future tense
active voice sentences
21. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
Parts of speech
concrete noun
second person
Run-on sentence
22. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
Modifiers
imperative statement
noun
comparative adjective
23. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
noun compound
subordinating conjunction
subjunctive
Uses of 'that'
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.
Types of phrases
gerund
imperative
pronoun reference errors
25. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
subjunctive
positive adjective
idiom
countable noun
26. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
common noun names
pronoun reference errors
Progressive tense
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
pronoun
indefinite pronoun
8 types of pronouns
pronoun number error
28. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
infinitive
compound sentence
third person
objective case
29. Describes subject
pronoun
sentence fragment
countable noun
predicate adjective
30. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
predicate
pronoun errors
clause
split infinitive
31. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
future tense
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
phrase
infinitive
32. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
clause
compound sentence
sentence
demonstrative pronoun
33. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Parts of speech
concrete noun
antecedent
subject of the sentence
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."
appositive
Types of phrases
subjunctive
misplaced modifier
35. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
object
countable noun
first person
36. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
prepositional phrase
absolute phase
independent clause
subordinating conjunction
37. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
predicate
imperative
Parts of sentences
simple sentence
38. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
compound sentence
subjunctive
Run-on sentence
indirect object
39. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
adverbs or adjectives
object complement
pronoun number error
concrete noun
40. Tells what the subject is or does
clause
predicate
adjective clause
interrogative statement
41. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Ranking order
noun clauses
indirect object
Sentence functions
42. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
Parts of sentences
past tense
transitive verb
positive adjective
43. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
independent clause
indefinite pronoun
infinitive
indicative mood
44. Verbal acting like a noun
8 types of pronouns
noun
gerund
second person
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.
participial phase
comma splice
pronoun number error
Non-coordinate adjectives
46. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
imperative statement
proper pronoun
independent clause
object of the preposition
47. A sentence that makes a command
pronoun reference errors
objective case
intransitive verb
imperative statement
48. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
subject
proper pronoun
imperative
helping verbs
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
dependent clause
collective noun
Non-coordinate adjectives
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood