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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
simple sentence
adjective
compound sentence
misplaced modifier
2. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
third person
Types of phrases
nominal of a sentence
3. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
concrete noun
intransitive verb
absolute phase
Progressive tense
4. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
Ranking order
subjunctive
relative pronoun
predicate noun
5. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
indirect object
regular verb
8 types of pronouns
pronoun
6. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
subject
concrete noun
object of the preposition
object
7. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
subject
collective noun
adjective
8. A sentence that makes a command
sentence fragment
imperative statement
indefinite pronoun
concrete noun
9. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
verb
indirect object
subject
comma splice
10. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
imperative statement
prepositional phrase
subordinating conjunction
11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
nominative case
object complement
declarative statement
absolute phase
12. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
subject
collective noun
object
13. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
comma splice
interjection
indirect object
adjective clause
14. Prepositions function as ___or ___
dependent clause
adverbs or adjectives
adjective clause
proper pronoun
15. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
future tense
exclamatory statement
adverb
pronoun number error
16. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
predicate noun
abstract noun
pronoun errors
Ranking order
17. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
Non-coordinate adjectives
adjective
abstract noun
noun compound
18. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
pronoun reference errors
helping verbs
complex sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
19. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
sentence
concrete noun
proper pronoun
independent clause
20. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
proper pronoun
simple sentence
Parts of sentences
comma splice
21. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
split infinitive
intransitive verb
helping verbs
imperative statement
22. 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
sentence
imperative
adverb
23. Renames or describes the direct object
indefinite pronoun
noncountable noun
proper pronoun
object complement
24. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
Parts of sentences
adjective clause
3 cases of pronouns
linking verbs
25. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
subordinating conjunction
pronoun errors
compound sentence
nominal of a sentence
26. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
adverbs or adjectives
absolute phase
pronoun errors
infinitive
27. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
prepositional phrase
nominative case
collective noun
split infinitive
28. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
noun
noun compound
predicate adjective
adjective clause
29. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
imperative statement
infinitive
compound sentence
simple sentence
30. 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."
transitive verb
misplaced modifier
predicate
declarative statement
31. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
noncountable noun
simple sentence
concrete noun
adverb
32. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
proper pronoun
simple sentence
nominal of a sentence
antecedent
33. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
Types of phrases
imperative statement
noun compound
Sentence functions
34. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
proper pronoun
exclamatory statement
preposition word
object complement
35. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Parts of speech
preposition word
infinitive
prepositional phrase
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
indefinite pronoun
relative pronoun
comma splice
pronoun errors
37. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
demonstrative pronoun
common noun names
positive adjective
adjective
38. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
sentence
sentence fragment
Modifiers
Run-on sentence
39. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
subordinating conjunction
exclamatory statement
8 types of pronouns
transitive verb
40. 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)
Modifiers
subject of the sentence
Parts of speech
intransitive verb
41. A word that expresses action or a state of being
subordinating conjunction
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Run-on sentence
verb
42. 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.)
43. 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.
misplaced modifier
noncountable noun
participial phase
pronoun errors
44. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
nominal of a sentence
subjunctive
split infinitive
interrogative statement
45. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
imperative
prepositional phrase
sentence
simple sentence
46. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
subject
predicate
sentence fragment
first person
47. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
active voice sentences
misplaced modifier
noun compound
imperative statement
48. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
common noun names
Types of phrases
49. Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence - even though it has a subject and a verb - e.g. ...because she is funny
adjective clause
independent clause
dependent clause
Types of phrases
50. Describes subject
nominative case
predicate adjective
personal pronoun
interrogative statement