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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Progressive tense
simple sentence
participial phase
Non-coordinate adjectives
2. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
subject
regular verb
comma splice
collective noun
3. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
comparative adjective
8 types of pronouns
idiom
helping verbs
4. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
subject of the sentence
compound sentence
declarative statement
past tense
5. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
object of the preposition
adverb
future tense
pronoun reference errors
6. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
compound sentence
infinitive
intransitive verb
adjective clause
7. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Non-coordinate adjectives
abstract noun
nominal of a sentence
comma splice
8. 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
adverb
preposition word
subjunctive
sentence
9. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
declarative statement
nominative case
nominal of a sentence
Types of phrases
10. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
simple sentence
interrogative statement
noncountable noun
declarative statement
11. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
independent clause
noncountable noun
sentence fragment
phrase
12. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
noncountable noun
subject of the sentence
compound sentence
absolute phase
13. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
phrase
verb
subject
antecedent
14. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
object complement
adverb
positive adjective
Sentence functions
15. A sentence that makes a command
interrogative statement
regular verb
object
imperative statement
16. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
dependent clause
common noun names
subjunctive
compound sentence
17. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
prepositional phrase
Progressive tense
verb
complex sentence
18. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
8 types of pronouns
preposition word
exclamatory statement
adjective clause
19. A sentence that has one independent clause
first person
split infinitive
simple sentence
phrase
20. 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.
Progressive tense
past tense
pronoun reference errors
future tense
21. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
future tense
countable noun
Parts of speech
idiom
22. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
pronoun reference errors
infinitive
noun compound
8 types of pronouns
23. (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
relative pronoun
pronoun
collective noun
predicate
24. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
idiom
active voice sentences
nominative case
25. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
appositive
compound sentence
declarative statement
26. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
indefinite pronoun
3 cases of pronouns
compound sentence
subordinating conjunction
27. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Parts of speech
imperative
relative pronoun
prepositional phrase
28. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
common noun names
independent clause
second person
comparative adjective
29. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
Modifiers
noun clauses
noun compound
nominative case
30. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
countable noun
objective case
compound sentence
linking verbs
31. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
subject of the sentence
countable noun
indicative mood
appositive
32. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
Run-on sentence
prepositional phrase
linking verbs
complex sentence
33. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
collective noun
interjection
adverbs or adjectives
countable noun
34. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
3 cases of pronouns
adverbs or adjectives
concrete noun
35. 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)
third person
phrase
compound sentence
indefinite pronoun
36. 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
adjective clause
indirect object
prepositional phrase
indefinite pronoun
37. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
object complement
participial phase
imperative
complex sentence
38. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
verb
comparative adjective
sentence
Sentence functions
39. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
collective noun
active voice sentences
past tense
common noun names
40. Tells what the subject is or does
first person
predicate adjective
Modifiers
predicate
41. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
regular verb
noun
compound sentence
Types of phrases
42. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
antecedent
Progressive tense
first person
split infinitive
43. Renames a noun
subordinating conjunction
appositive
object complement
prepositional phrase
44. 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."
misplaced modifier
split infinitive
transitive verb
imperative statement
45. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
exclamatory statement
Ranking order
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Sentence functions
46. 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
past tense
dependent clause
comparative adjective
47. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
indicative mood
second person
prepositional phrase
48. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
linking verbs
helping verbs
transitive verb
pronoun
49. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
interrogative statement
sentence fragment
Parts of sentences
Uses of 'that'
50. Verb used as a command
demonstrative pronoun
imperative
dependent clause
third person