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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






2. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






3. Renames a noun






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






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






6. 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)






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






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






9. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






12. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






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. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






18. 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.






19. Renames subject






20. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Tells what the subject is or does






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






29. Renames or describes the direct object






30. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






32. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






37. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






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






41. 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.)

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42. Describes subject






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






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






45. 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."






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






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






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






49. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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