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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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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. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






3. Prepositions function as ___or ___






4. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






5. 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






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






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






8. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






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






10. A word that expresses action or a state of being






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






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






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






14. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






15. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






16. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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)






26. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






28. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






30. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






34. 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."






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Verbal acting like a noun






41. Describes subject






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






43. 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






44. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






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






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






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






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






50. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound