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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






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






3. Describes subject






4. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






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






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






33. Renames subject






34. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






37. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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






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






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






49. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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