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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 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)
positive adjective
Non-coordinate adjectives
intransitive verb
misplaced modifier
2. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
gerund
absolute phase
Non-coordinate adjectives
Progressive tense
3. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
nominative case
object of the preposition
future tense
indirect object
4. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
adverb
common noun names
dependent clause
comparative adjective
5. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
demonstrative pronoun
indicative mood
appositive
noun
6. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
helping verbs
positive adjective
transitive verb
subordinating conjunction
7. Verbal acting like a noun
idiom
subject of the sentence
gerund
objective case
8. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
nominative case
pronoun number error
second person
imperative statement
9. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
subjunctive
interjection
subordinating conjunction
exclamatory statement
10. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Parts of sentences
transitive verb
Uses of 'that'
Sentence functions
11. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
imperative
noncountable noun
Uses of 'that'
prepositional phrase
12. 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.
antecedent
proper pronoun
noun
pronoun reference errors
13. 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.
subordinating conjunction
participial phase
transitive verb
object
14. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
sentence
Parts of sentences
Types of phrases
15. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
clause
phrase
prepositional phrase
noun
16. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
proper pronoun
object of the preposition
collective noun
subject
17. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
Ranking order
Modifiers
simple sentence
declarative statement
18. 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
third person
clause
indefinite pronoun
dependent clause
19. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
independent clause
adjective clause
Ranking order
Non-coordinate adjectives
20. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
Ranking order
noun
indirect object
sentence
21. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
Run-on sentence
3 cases of pronouns
active voice sentences
Ranking order
22. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
noun compound
adverb
Progressive tense
declarative statement
23. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
subject of the sentence
pronoun number error
comparative adjective
indirect object
24. Prepositions function as ___or ___
regular verb
simple sentence
adverbs or adjectives
second person
25. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
pronoun reference errors
subject of the sentence
adjective
nominal of a sentence
26. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
Ranking order
abstract noun
complex sentence
participial phase
27. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
participial phase
prepositional phrase
object of the preposition
independent clause
28. 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
verb
second person
Simple sentences forms
29. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
pronoun errors
Parts of sentences
compound sentence
future tense
30. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
pronoun number error
relative pronoun
comparative adjective
transitive verb
31. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
adjective
nominative case
dependent clause
objective case
32. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
subject of the sentence
relative pronoun
object
proper pronoun
33. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
declarative statement
comparative adjective
concrete noun
indefinite pronoun
34. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
Ranking order
proper pronoun
pronoun reference errors
35. Tells what the subject is or does
indicative mood
subject
predicate
Types of phrases
36. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
active voice sentences
phrase
compound sentence
future tense
37. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
noun compound
Progressive tense
verb
interrogative statement
38. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
concrete noun
Types of phrases
nominal of a sentence
antecedent
39. Verb used as a command
imperative
relative pronoun
subject
dependent clause
40. Describes subject
complex sentence
Parts of sentences
phrase
predicate adjective
41. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
compound sentence
indirect object
proper pronoun
third person
42. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
Non-coordinate adjectives
absolute phase
adverb
antecedent
43. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
indicative mood
adjective
countable noun
predicate adjective
44. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
predicate
infinitive
interrogative statement
demonstrative pronoun
45. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
indirect object
idiom
adjective clause
common noun names
46. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
Modifiers
8 types of pronouns
imperative statement
sentence fragment
47. 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
nominal of a sentence
preposition word
idiom
noncountable noun
48. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
pronoun errors
verb
comparative adjective
imperative statement
49. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
noun clauses
relative pronoun
misplaced modifier
Parts of sentences
50. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
adjective clause
active voice sentences
preposition word
first person