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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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.






12. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






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






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






15. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






18. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






20. Renames or describes the direct object






21. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






23. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






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






29. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted






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






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






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






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






48. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






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






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