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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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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. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






2. 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."






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






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






15. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






17. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






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






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






27. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






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






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






37. A sentence that has one independent clause






38. (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






39. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






40. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






41. 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.






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






43. Verbal acting like a noun






44. 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.)


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






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






47. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






48. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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