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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, 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. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






2. 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.)


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






4. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").






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






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






7. Describes subject






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






9. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying






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






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






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






13. 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."






14. 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)






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






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






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






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






19. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






20. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.






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






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






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






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






25. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb






26. 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






27. 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






28. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers






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






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






31. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.






32. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






33. (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






34. Verbal acting like a noun






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






36. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT






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






38. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






40. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






41. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)






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






48. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






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






50. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those