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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. 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.






2. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






6. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






19. A sentence that has one independent clause






20. 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.






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






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






23. (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






24. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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)






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Tells what the subject is or does






41. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.






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






43. Renames a noun






44. 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."






45. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Verb used as a command