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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
first person
pronoun reference errors
8 types of pronouns
absolute phase
2. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
pronoun
compound sentence
positive adjective
8 types of pronouns
3. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Simple sentences forms
nominal of a sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Sentence functions
4. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
second person
split infinitive
Types of phrases
misplaced modifier
5. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
active voice sentences
pronoun
helping verbs
noncountable noun
6. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
pronoun
collective noun
simple sentence
infinitive
7. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
Parts of sentences
demonstrative pronoun
collective noun
complex sentence
8. A sentence that has one independent clause
second person
objective case
relative pronoun
simple sentence
9. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
transitive verb
subjunctive
noun clauses
compound sentence
10. 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)
third person
active voice sentences
countable noun
8 types of pronouns
11. 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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12. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
verb
comma splice
Types of phrases
13. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
countable noun
dependent clause
noncountable noun
Types of phrases
14. Describes subject
predicate noun
predicate adjective
clause
phrase
15. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
past tense
predicate
adjective
16. 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
sentence
personal pronoun
predicate adjective
interjection
17. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
compound sentence
proper pronoun
future tense
verb
18. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
countable noun
subject
independent clause
19. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
noncountable noun
nominal of a sentence
Uses of 'that'
predicate adjective
20. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
Types of phrases
misplaced modifier
collective noun
second person
21. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
complex sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
adjective clause
pronoun errors
22. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
phrase
helping verbs
split infinitive
noun compound
23. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
subjunctive
interrogative statement
common noun names
comparative adjective
24. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
predicate adjective
pronoun errors
Simple sentences forms
sentence
25. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
declarative statement
indicative mood
antecedent
simple sentence
26. Renames a noun
helping verbs
appositive
indirect object
subordinating conjunction
27. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
Uses of 'that'
noun compound
appositive
28. Prepositions function as ___or ___
phrase
verb
exclamatory statement
adverbs or adjectives
29. Verbal acting like a noun
future tense
Ranking order
abstract noun
gerund
30. A sentence that makes a command
comparative adjective
antecedent
imperative statement
noun
31. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
clause
countable noun
interrogative pronoun
future tense
32. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
personal pronoun
exclamatory statement
predicate adjective
object
33. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
pronoun errors
3 cases of pronouns
past tense
absolute phase
34. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
declarative statement
third person
Uses of 'that'
abstract noun
35. 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.
predicate
transitive verb
participial phase
relative pronoun
36. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
imperative
3 cases of pronouns
adverb
past tense
37. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
clause
Ranking order
Sentence functions
declarative statement
38. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
adverbs or adjectives
Parts of sentences
third person
object of the preposition
39. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
Sentence functions
sentence fragment
positive adjective
helping verbs
40. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
collective noun
transitive verb
Non-coordinate adjectives
Ranking order
41. Renames or describes the direct object
indefinite pronoun
subject of the sentence
Sentence functions
object complement
42. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
exclamatory statement
future tense
noun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
43. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
helping verbs
sentence
idiom
countable noun
44. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
3 cases of pronouns
appositive
idiom
sentence
45. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Uses of 'that'
8 types of pronouns
misplaced modifier
Parts of speech
46. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
imperative
relative pronoun
pronoun number error
appositive
47. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
positive adjective
absolute phase
collective noun
interrogative statement
48. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
future tense
adverb
concrete noun
Parts of sentences
49. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
predicate adjective
idiom
comma splice
second person
50. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
compound sentence
common noun names
Parts of speech
active voice sentences
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