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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






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






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






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






5. (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






6. Subordinating conjunction (He asked that she go.) - Relative pronoun (He took the test that was hard.) - Demonstrative pronoun (That was hard.) - Demonstrative adjective (That test was hard.) - Adverb (The test wasn't that bad.)


7. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






8. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






10. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Renames a noun






21. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






33. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






43. Renames subject






44. Verb used as a command






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






46. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise