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






2. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






3. Prepositions function as ___or ___






4. Describes subject






5. 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)






6. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles






7. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






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






11. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






24. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






26. 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






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






28. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").






29. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted






30. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






33. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






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






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






38. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






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






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






48. Renames a noun






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






50. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma