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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






7. Verbal acting like a noun






8. The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said - using the personal pronoun "you." This point of view is rare.






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






10. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






22. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






24. Prepositions function as ___or ___






25. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action






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






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Tells what the subject is or does






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






37. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






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






39. Verb used as a command






40. Describes subject






41. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.






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






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