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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"






2. 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."






3. 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)






4. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






8. Verbal acting like a noun






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






10. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






13. A sentence that makes a command






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






15. 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)






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






17. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






24. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying






25. Renames subject






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. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






37. Renames a noun






38. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






39. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






40. Verb used as a command






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






42. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






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






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






45. Describes subject






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






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






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






49. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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