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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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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. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
idiom
split infinitive
interrogative pronoun
second person
2. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
pronoun errors
object complement
common noun names
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
3. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
indicative mood
object complement
Parts of speech
Uses of 'that'
4. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
complex sentence
clause
declarative statement
5. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
Non-coordinate adjectives
clause
indicative mood
countable noun
6. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
interrogative pronoun
appositive
preposition word
7. A sentence that has one independent clause
exclamatory statement
simple sentence
predicate noun
noun compound
8. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
proper pronoun
8 types of pronouns
participial phase
9. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
abstract noun
subjunctive
regular verb
10. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
subject
sentence
indicative mood
concrete noun
11. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
verb
gerund
subject
12. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
adverb
misplaced modifier
clause
indicative mood
13. Verb used as a command
gerund
Progressive tense
imperative
Run-on sentence
14. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
Parts of speech
Parts of sentences
pronoun errors
adjective
15. 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.
compound sentence
participial phase
Run-on sentence
predicate adjective
16. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
infinitive
complex sentence
pronoun
clause
17. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
complex sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
third person
Sentence functions
18. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
dependent clause
misplaced modifier
collective noun
indefinite pronoun
19. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
imperative
third person
helping verbs
common noun names
20. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
transitive verb
imperative statement
3 cases of pronouns
object
21. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
Parts of sentences
regular verb
dependent clause
22. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
simple sentence
pronoun errors
pronoun
prepositional phrase
23. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
clause
subject
helping verbs
predicate noun
24. Renames subject
nominative case
predicate noun
predicate
Uses of 'that'
25. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
common noun names
collective noun
exclamatory statement
pronoun errors
26. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
helping verbs
subject of the sentence
object of the preposition
third person
27. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
collective noun
clause
infinitive
comma splice
28. 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."
misplaced modifier
prepositional phrase
demonstrative pronoun
indirect object
29. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
subordinating conjunction
split infinitive
Sentence functions
verb
30. 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
noun compound
nominal of a sentence
predicate adjective
indefinite pronoun
31. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.
second person
subjunctive
pronoun number error
predicate noun
32. Describes subject
Parts of speech
Types of phrases
predicate adjective
declarative statement
33. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
noun compound
noun clauses
noun
34. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
imperative statement
regular verb
declarative statement
phrase
35. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
predicate
indirect object
interrogative pronoun
participial phase
36. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
intransitive verb
phrase
antecedent
Uses of 'that'
37. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
interjection
Parts of speech
indicative mood
noun clauses
38. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
noncountable noun
future tense
demonstrative pronoun
infinitive
39. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
concrete noun
compound sentence
regular verb
dependent clause
40. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
imperative
proper pronoun
comma splice
compound sentence
41. 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)
proper pronoun
adjective clause
intransitive verb
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
42. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Non-coordinate adjectives
adverbs or adjectives
antecedent
verb
43. 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
dependent clause
Run-on sentence
regular verb
objective case
44. 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
past tense
verb
adjective
45. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
Ranking order
linking verbs
common noun names
simple sentence
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
antecedent
clause
pronoun
complex sentence
47. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
independent clause
object complement
future tense
proper pronoun
48. 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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49. A word that expresses action or a state of being
interjection
Parts of sentences
noun
verb
50. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
linking verbs
Run-on sentence
helping verbs
infinitive