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






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






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






4. 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)






5. 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






6. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Renames or describes the direct object






12. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






13. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






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






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






16. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized






17. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






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






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






20. Describes subject






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






22. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






23. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






24. Prepositions function as ___or ___






25. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






26. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.






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






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






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






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






38. Renames subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted






47. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






48. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






49. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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