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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. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






5. Describes subject






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






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






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






9. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






13. Renames subject






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






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






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






17. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






21. Tells what the subject is or does






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






23. 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."






24. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






30. (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






31. Verb used as a command






32. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






34. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas






35. 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)






36. Renames a noun






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






38. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






39. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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