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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
imperative
transitive verb
object
sentence
2. 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)
idiom
intransitive verb
pronoun number error
misplaced modifier
3. Describes subject
predicate adjective
pronoun
Ranking order
3 cases of pronouns
4. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
third person
abstract noun
preposition word
Ranking order
5. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
imperative statement
simple sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
active voice sentences
6. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
past tense
noncountable noun
noun
third person
7. Renames or describes the direct object
adverbs or adjectives
split infinitive
object complement
comma splice
8. 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
indefinite pronoun
subordinating conjunction
predicate
phrase
9. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
independent clause
infinitive
compound sentence
10. Renames subject
interjection
simple sentence
transitive verb
predicate noun
11. (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
dependent clause
pronoun
indicative mood
comma splice
12. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
compound sentence
object
second person
noncountable noun
13. 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)
interrogative pronoun
dependent clause
adjective
third person
14. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
clause
nominative case
compound sentence
infinitive
15. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
infinitive
split infinitive
objective case
regular verb
16. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
nominal of a sentence
noun
pronoun errors
noun clauses
17. A sentence that has one independent clause
simple sentence
intransitive verb
Non-coordinate adjectives
pronoun reference errors
18. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
Ranking order
linking verbs
pronoun reference errors
misplaced modifier
19. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
Parts of sentences
countable noun
nominative case
nominal of a sentence
20. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
phrase
subjunctive
exclamatory statement
simple sentence
21. Prepositions function as ___or ___
adverbs or adjectives
noncountable noun
adverb
interrogative statement
22. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
noun
relative pronoun
adverb
verb
23. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
first person
Simple sentences forms
appositive
subjunctive
24. Verb used as a command
predicate noun
subject
abstract noun
imperative
25. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
comma splice
Simple sentences forms
prepositional phrase
adjective clause
26. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
helping verbs
demonstrative pronoun
interrogative statement
predicate
27. Verbal acting like a noun
nominal of a sentence
predicate noun
gerund
8 types of pronouns
28. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
helping verbs
compound sentence
indirect object
comparative adjective
29. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
prepositional phrase
Types of phrases
relative pronoun
nominal of a sentence
30. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
absolute phase
intransitive verb
sentence fragment
comma splice
31. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
linking verbs
future tense
personal pronoun
noncountable noun
32. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
exclamatory statement
Sentence functions
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
complex sentence
33. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
compound sentence
simple sentence
subject
complex sentence
34. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
abstract noun
independent clause
indirect object
absolute phase
35. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
abstract noun
Sentence functions
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
36. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
clause
prepositional phrase
preposition word
interjection
37. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
nominative case
Parts of sentences
appositive
collective noun
38. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
collective noun
second person
antecedent
adverbs or adjectives
39. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
interrogative pronoun
adjective
Sentence functions
pronoun number error
40. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
concrete noun
Sentence functions
pronoun
regular verb
41. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
Parts of sentences
imperative statement
absolute phase
past tense
42. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
subject
indicative mood
noun
infinitive
43. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
first person
helping verbs
abstract noun
Parts of speech
44. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
subordinating conjunction
absolute phase
predicate
collective noun
45. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
misplaced modifier
compound sentence
antecedent
phrase
46. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
predicate
Sentence functions
47. Tells what the subject is or does
compound sentence
helping verbs
dependent clause
predicate
48. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
interrogative pronoun
participial phase
concrete noun
Ranking order
49. Renames a noun
verb
appositive
adverb
interrogative statement
50. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
pronoun
noun clauses
participial phase
interrogative pronoun