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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






3. Renames a noun






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






5. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






6. Renames or describes the direct object






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






12. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






34. 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






35. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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."






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






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






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






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






50. Verbal acting like a noun