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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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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. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us






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






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






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






5. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






7. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






8. Prepositions function as ___or ___






9. 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)






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






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






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






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






14. Verb used as a command






15. Verbal acting like a noun






16. 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






17. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






29. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






32. 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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33. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






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






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






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






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






38. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






42. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






45. Renames a noun






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






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






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






49. Describes subject






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