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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Tells what the subject is or does






2. 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)






3. 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






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






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






6. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






7. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech






8. 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.






9. A sentence that has one independent clause






10. 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)






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






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






13. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"






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






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






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






17. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






18. 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






19. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






20. Renames a noun






21. Prepositions function as ___or ___






22. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






23. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)






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






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






26. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






27. 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.)


28. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






29. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






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






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






32. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






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






35. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






37. 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."






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Describes subject






44. (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






45. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






46. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.






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






48. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






49. Renames or describes the direct object






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