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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
interrogative statement
indirect object
Run-on sentence
Ranking order
2. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
pronoun
simple sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
third person
3. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
comma splice
complex sentence
pronoun
adjective clause
4. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
positive adjective
Modifiers
subject
absolute phase
5. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
nominal of a sentence
predicate
compound sentence
pronoun reference errors
6. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
common noun names
nominal of a sentence
noun compound
personal pronoun
7. 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)
past tense
intransitive verb
subject of the sentence
Parts of speech
8. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
abstract noun
idiom
absolute phase
subjunctive
9. Prepositions function as ___or ___
Progressive tense
predicate adjective
nominal of a sentence
adverbs or adjectives
10. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
3 cases of pronouns
clause
compound sentence
countable noun
11. Renames subject
phrase
pronoun errors
exclamatory statement
predicate noun
12. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
relative pronoun
predicate
Non-coordinate adjectives
13. A sentence that makes a command
imperative statement
pronoun number error
adverb
3 cases of pronouns
14. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
compound sentence
idiom
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
adjective clause
15. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
third person
Uses of 'that'
regular verb
second person
16. Describes subject
predicate adjective
past tense
concrete noun
Ranking order
17. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
indicative mood
Sentence functions
second person
interrogative statement
18. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
split infinitive
Types of phrases
future tense
clause
19. A word that expresses action or a state of being
Progressive tense
linking verbs
object complement
verb
20. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
past tense
Non-coordinate adjectives
countable noun
dependent clause
21. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
subject
future tense
objective case
gerund
22. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Non-coordinate adjectives
antecedent
Sentence functions
infinitive
23. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
predicate noun
compound sentence
comparative adjective
proper pronoun
24. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
object of the preposition
complex sentence
future tense
indicative mood
25. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominal of a sentence
appositive
imperative
nominative case
26. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
adjective
participial phase
prepositional phrase
27. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
indefinite pronoun
positive adjective
prepositional phrase
8 types of pronouns
28. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
object complement
indirect object
indefinite pronoun
8 types of pronouns
29. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
pronoun
adverb
collective noun
common noun names
30. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
subject
regular verb
interrogative pronoun
Simple sentences forms
31. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
object
exclamatory statement
sentence fragment
subject
32. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
object of the preposition
pronoun errors
infinitive
dependent clause
33. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
subject of the sentence
common noun names
interrogative pronoun
Parts of speech
34. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
appositive
object
predicate noun
second person
35. 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.
proper pronoun
participial phase
8 types of pronouns
declarative statement
36. Verb used as a command
predicate noun
indicative mood
imperative
first person
37. 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
personal pronoun
third person
Simple sentences forms
linking verbs
38. 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
Parts of speech
indicative mood
indefinite pronoun
simple sentence
39. Renames or describes the direct object
first person
linking verbs
object complement
future tense
40. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
simple sentence
idiom
noun clauses
antecedent
41. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Parts of speech
Parts of sentences
Simple sentences forms
linking verbs
42. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
active voice sentences
object
noun compound
sentence
43. 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
transitive verb
clause
object of the preposition
preposition word
44. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
exclamatory statement
pronoun errors
misplaced modifier
concrete noun
45. 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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46. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
pronoun errors
noun clauses
compound sentence
adverb
47. 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.
pronoun reference errors
interrogative pronoun
nominal of a sentence
adverb
48. 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)
abstract noun
third person
predicate noun
Parts of sentences
49. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
transitive verb
concrete noun
pronoun number error
comma splice
50. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
past tense
dependent clause
absolute phase
prepositional phrase
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