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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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1. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
pronoun
imperative
Modifiers
active voice sentences
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)
relative pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
third person
Progressive tense
3. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
indirect object
pronoun
Ranking order
nominative case
4. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
subordinating conjunction
misplaced modifier
abstract noun
Ranking order
5. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
dependent clause
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
predicate adjective
noun compound
6. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
comparative adjective
nominal of a sentence
Simple sentences forms
noncountable noun
7. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
gerund
dependent clause
idiom
interrogative statement
8. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
intransitive verb
Non-coordinate adjectives
noun
absolute phase
9. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
transitive verb
object
predicate noun
declarative statement
10. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
sentence fragment
proper pronoun
collective noun
nominal of a sentence
11. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
Parts of sentences
nominal of a sentence
noun compound
imperative
12. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Modifiers
Simple sentences forms
common noun names
complex sentence
13. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
participial phase
pronoun reference errors
noun
common noun names
14. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
objective case
preposition word
transitive verb
adjective
15. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
noun clauses
noncountable noun
8 types of pronouns
Sentence functions
16. 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
proper pronoun
Ranking order
indefinite pronoun
complex sentence
17. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
object of the preposition
third person
pronoun errors
comma splice
18. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
comparative adjective
participial phase
subjunctive
demonstrative pronoun
19. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
antecedent
noun
independent clause
concrete noun
20. 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
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
dependent clause
indirect object
personal pronoun
21. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
noncountable noun
nominal of a sentence
subject
nominative case
22. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
Run-on sentence
complex sentence
abstract noun
verb
23. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
8 types of pronouns
object
preposition word
common noun names
24. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
noun compound
adjective clause
Simple sentences forms
Run-on sentence
25. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
intransitive verb
Modifiers
simple sentence
gerund
26. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
complex sentence
collective noun
subject of the sentence
noun compound
27. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
antecedent
preposition word
Simple sentences forms
noun clauses
28. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
first person
participial phase
object of the preposition
indirect object
29. Renames subject
8 types of pronouns
Parts of speech
predicate noun
personal pronoun
30. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
exclamatory statement
transitive verb
simple sentence
adjective
31. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence
noncountable noun
adverb
future tense
32. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
Parts of sentences
3 cases of pronouns
8 types of pronouns
idiom
33. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
abstract noun
simple sentence
object of the preposition
subject of the sentence
34. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
subordinating conjunction
noun clauses
simple sentence
comparative adjective
35. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
participial phase
exclamatory statement
first person
Types of phrases
36. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
adverb
interrogative statement
positive adjective
37. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
indirect object
complex sentence
pronoun errors
comma splice
38. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
noncountable noun
subject of the sentence
8 types of pronouns
39. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
predicate adjective
relative pronoun
Run-on sentence
declarative statement
40. 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
subject of the sentence
dependent clause
Non-coordinate adjectives
helping verbs
41. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
idiom
abstract noun
preposition word
intransitive verb
42. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
subjunctive
adverbs or adjectives
exclamatory statement
nominal of a sentence
43. Prepositions function as ___or ___
personal pronoun
adverbs or adjectives
relative pronoun
noun compound
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.)
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45. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
Ranking order
antecedent
Parts of speech
46. (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
pronoun
transitive verb
noun compound
Sentence functions
47. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
regular verb
adjective
clause
adverbs or adjectives
48. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
object
noncountable noun
personal pronoun
49. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
sentence fragment
clause
gerund
Parts of speech
50. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
common noun names
infinitive
interrogative pronoun
Parts of speech