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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. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone






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






3. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






7. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






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






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






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






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






12. Tells what the subject is or does






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






20. Renames subject






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






22. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






26. 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)






27. 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






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






29. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






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






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






32. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






35. 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."






36. A sentence that makes a command






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






38. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






39. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






40. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






42. Verbal acting like a noun






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






44. 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.






45. Describes subject






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






47. (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






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






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






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