Test your basic knowledge |

Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






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






4. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






5. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






6. Tells what the subject is or does






7. 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.)

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


8. Verbal acting like a noun






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






10. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






15. A sentence that has one independent clause






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






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






18. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






20. (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






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






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






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






24. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






25. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






27. Verb used as a command






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Renames or describes the direct object






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






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






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






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






41. Describes subject






42. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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