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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. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






4. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






7. Tells what the subject is or does






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






9. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






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






23. 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






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






25. A sentence that makes a command






26. 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.






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






28. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






31. Verbal acting like a noun






32. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Renames a noun






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






48. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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