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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
common noun names
sentence fragment
Types of phrases
noncountable noun
2. A sentence that makes a command
imperative statement
Run-on sentence
indefinite pronoun
compound sentence
3. 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.
participial phase
subjunctive
noun
object of the preposition
4. (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
pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
compound sentence
preposition word
5. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
countable noun
object
collective noun
Parts of sentences
6. 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."
objective case
misplaced modifier
pronoun errors
3 cases of pronouns
7. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
noun
clause
helping verbs
Modifiers
8. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
split infinitive
adverbs or adjectives
absolute phase
helping verbs
9. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
active voice sentences
antecedent
clause
subject of the sentence
10. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
imperative statement
object of the preposition
proper pronoun
appositive
11. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
adjective
Run-on sentence
simple sentence
subordinating conjunction
12. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
adverbs or adjectives
pronoun
relative pronoun
objective case
13. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
infinitive
pronoun errors
Parts of sentences
declarative statement
14. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
nominal of a sentence
object
pronoun errors
regular verb
15. A word that expresses action or a state of being
comma splice
noun clauses
Sentence functions
verb
16. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
common noun names
indicative mood
noun clauses
Ranking order
17. 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.
imperative
pronoun reference errors
participial phase
subject of the sentence
18. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
future tense
8 types of pronouns
exclamatory statement
interrogative statement
19. 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
Non-coordinate adjectives
countable noun
Ranking order
indefinite pronoun
20. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
regular verb
antecedent
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Modifiers
21. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
participial phase
antecedent
Uses of 'that'
22. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
indirect object
8 types of pronouns
23. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
objective case
phrase
predicate adjective
clause
24. Renames subject
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
noun clauses
object
predicate noun
25. 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
regular verb
dependent clause
predicate noun
object of the preposition
26. Tells what the subject is or does
helping verbs
predicate
noun clauses
Ranking order
27. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
prepositional phrase
pronoun
proper pronoun
pronoun errors
28. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
object of the preposition
noncountable noun
3 cases of pronouns
active voice sentences
29. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
personal pronoun
concrete noun
linking verbs
predicate
30. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
prepositional phrase
pronoun errors
3 cases of pronouns
subject
31. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
future tense
noun
interrogative statement
relative pronoun
32. 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
third person
object of the preposition
preposition word
antecedent
33. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
second person
common noun names
predicate adjective
relative pronoun
34. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
helping verbs
third person
exclamatory statement
35. 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)
simple sentence
3 cases of pronouns
helping verbs
third person
36. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
antecedent
infinitive
indefinite pronoun
absolute phase
37. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
noun clauses
dependent clause
Run-on sentence
interrogative statement
38. Prepositions function as ___or ___
interjection
adverbs or adjectives
compound sentence
Parts of speech
39. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
adjective clause
personal pronoun
relative pronoun
independent clause
40. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
collective noun
object complement
misplaced modifier
object
41. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
subject
adverb
clause
sentence fragment
42. Describes subject
predicate adjective
third person
declarative statement
infinitive
43. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
sentence
Ranking order
dependent clause
Non-coordinate adjectives
44. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
Simple sentences forms
Sentence functions
declarative statement
Run-on sentence
45. A sentence that has one independent clause
pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
predicate adjective
simple sentence
46. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
transitive verb
intransitive verb
subjunctive
adjective clause
47. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
participial phase
subject
exclamatory statement
subject of the sentence
48. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominative case
nominal of a sentence
adverbs or adjectives
antecedent
49. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
third person
prepositional phrase
phrase
split infinitive
50. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
proper pronoun
Modifiers
Types of phrases