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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb






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






3. Renames or describes the direct object






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






5. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






6. 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.)


7. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must






8. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






9. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






10. 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."






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






12. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become






13. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






14. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






15. 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)






16. Prepositions function as ___or ___






17. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






18. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted






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






20. 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)






21. (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






22. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question






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






24. Renames a noun






25. Renames subject






26. 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






27. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






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






29. Tells what the subject is or does






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






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






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






33. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes






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






35. 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






36. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






47. Describes subject






48. 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






49. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)






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






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