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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. 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






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






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






4. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






7. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






10. Renames subject






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






12. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






28. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. A sentence that has one independent clause






37. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






38. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






39. Renames a noun






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






41. Verb used as a command






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






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






44. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






47. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






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






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






50. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb