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






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






3. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






4. 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






5. Verb used as a command






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






7. 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






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






9. (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






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






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






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






13. 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)






14. 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






15. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






16. 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.






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






18. Prepositions function as ___or ___






19. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






22. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






25. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers






26. 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)






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






28. Renames subject






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






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






31. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






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






42. 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."






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






44. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






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






49. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






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