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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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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. A sentence that has one independent clause






2. 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."






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






4. 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)






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






6. Renames a noun






7. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






8. Takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I - me - my - mine - you - your - yours - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its / plural: we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - they - them - their - the






9. Verb used as a command






10. A sentence that makes a command






11. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






17. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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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27. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






28. 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






29. Tells what the subject is or does






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






31. (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






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






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






34. A word that expresses action or a state of being






35. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






36. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






40. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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