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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. (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






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






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






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






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






6. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






10. 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."






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






12. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






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






14. 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






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






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






17. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






20. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






21. Verbal acting like a noun






22. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






23. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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






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






27. 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.)


28. 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)






29. Verb used as a command






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






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






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






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






34. Describes subject






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Renames or describes the direct object






44. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






45. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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