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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
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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. Renames a noun






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






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






4. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






6. 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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7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Describes subject






13. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






17. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






21. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






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






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






24. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.






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






26. 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






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






28. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






31. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






32. 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.






33. Renames or describes the direct object






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A sentence that makes a command






44. 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






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






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






47. Verbal acting like a noun






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






49. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






50. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma