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Grammar Fundamentals
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
imperative statement
subordinating conjunction
first person
Parts of speech
2. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
comma splice
absolute phase
countable noun
Parts of speech
3. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
transitive verb
adjective clause
comparative adjective
Ranking order
4. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
infinitive
regular verb
adjective clause
declarative statement
5. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
pronoun
Modifiers
compound sentence
intransitive verb
6. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
subject of the sentence
phrase
pronoun
participial phase
7. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
regular verb
simple sentence
indicative mood
adjective
8. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
antecedent
pronoun
objective case
misplaced modifier
9. Prepositions function as ___or ___
gerund
infinitive
demonstrative pronoun
adverbs or adjectives
10. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
subordinating conjunction
3 cases of pronouns
demonstrative pronoun
11. 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.
pronoun reference errors
object complement
dependent clause
Run-on sentence
12. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
intransitive verb
noun compound
Uses of 'that'
interjection
13. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Sentence functions
relative pronoun
collective noun
predicate noun
14. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
dependent clause
indicative mood
positive adjective
object
15. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
idiom
3 cases of pronouns
interrogative pronoun
Progressive tense
16. (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
Sentence functions
third person
intransitive verb
pronoun
17. 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
indirect object
personal pronoun
second person
Non-coordinate adjectives
18. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
infinitive
Sentence functions
objective case
first person
19. Renames subject
demonstrative pronoun
future tense
predicate noun
pronoun number error
20. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
adverb
linking verbs
comma splice
noun clauses
21. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
split infinitive
regular verb
noun
abstract noun
22. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
interrogative statement
compound sentence
absolute phase
pronoun
23. 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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24. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
adverbs or adjectives
independent clause
adverb
linking verbs
25. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
object of the preposition
helping verbs
Run-on sentence
adverbs or adjectives
26. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
regular verb
Sentence functions
second person
adverb
27. 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."
comma splice
misplaced modifier
preposition word
demonstrative pronoun
28. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
pronoun reference errors
compound sentence
verb
noun
29. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
transitive verb
independent clause
interrogative statement
Simple sentences forms
30. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
compound sentence
adjective
countable noun
indirect object
31. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
phrase
verb
Sentence functions
relative pronoun
32. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
complex sentence
noun compound
abstract noun
prepositional phrase
33. Renames or describes the direct object
idiom
gerund
object complement
predicate noun
34. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
past tense
Run-on sentence
active voice sentences
noncountable noun
35. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
indicative mood
compound sentence
third person
indirect object
36. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Simple sentences forms
split infinitive
subjunctive
infinitive
37. 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
active voice sentences
noun
dependent clause
pronoun reference errors
38. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
indefinite pronoun
Parts of sentences
8 types of pronouns
noncountable noun
39. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
comparative adjective
noun clauses
demonstrative pronoun
active voice sentences
40. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
first person
pronoun reference errors
idiom
common noun names
41. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
transitive verb
subordinating conjunction
objective case
second person
42. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
future tense
positive adjective
interrogative pronoun
Non-coordinate adjectives
43. A sentence that has one independent clause
countable noun
simple sentence
comma splice
noun clauses
44. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
3 cases of pronouns
antecedent
subject
subjunctive
45. Describes subject
object of the preposition
predicate adjective
Ranking order
intransitive verb
46. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentence
Parts of sentences
indicative mood
independent clause
47. 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)
active voice sentences
common noun names
intransitive verb
adverbs or adjectives
48. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
comma splice
indefinite pronoun
active voice sentences
linking verbs
49. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
pronoun errors
clause
Types of phrases
50. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
absolute phase
positive adjective
nominative case
Ranking order