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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Verb used as a command
object of the preposition
imperative
participial phase
comma splice
2. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
Modifiers
pronoun errors
helping verbs
Uses of 'that'
3. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
subjunctive
Parts of sentences
Ranking order
8 types of pronouns
4. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
subordinating conjunction
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Uses of 'that'
indirect object
5. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
sentence fragment
preposition word
Modifiers
6. 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
Parts of speech
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
interjection
indefinite pronoun
7. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
adjective clause
subject
Types of phrases
noun clauses
8. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
Non-coordinate adjectives
appositive
intransitive verb
noun
9. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
interrogative statement
adjective clause
abstract noun
imperative statement
10. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
split infinitive
sentence fragment
pronoun errors
8 types of pronouns
11. Describes subject
linking verbs
predicate adjective
gerund
compound sentence
12. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
idiom
Sentence functions
object
future tense
13. 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.)
14. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions.
common noun names
pronoun reference errors
compound sentence
object complement
15. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
countable noun
subject
object complement
noun
16. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
Run-on sentence
Progressive tense
noun clauses
demonstrative pronoun
17. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
noun compound
common noun names
Parts of speech
subject
18. 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
compound sentence
idiom
personal pronoun
transitive verb
19. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
Parts of sentences
clause
concrete noun
object of the preposition
20. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
common noun names
relative pronoun
subjunctive
interrogative statement
21. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
antecedent
prepositional phrase
noncountable noun
22. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
Uses of 'that'
simple sentence
independent clause
23. A sentence that makes a command
prepositional phrase
imperative statement
idiom
proper pronoun
24. 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
relative pronoun
adjective
subjunctive
25. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday. (Usually uses -er)
predicate
comparative adjective
Non-coordinate adjectives
Parts of speech
26. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
nominal of a sentence
idiom
exclamatory statement
Sentence functions
27. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
8 types of pronouns
noncountable noun
demonstrative pronoun
compound sentence
28. 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.
dependent clause
indefinite pronoun
participial phase
demonstrative pronoun
29. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
Run-on sentence
subjunctive
Modifiers
absolute phase
30. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
interrogative pronoun
clause
third person
simple sentence
31. Prepositions function as ___or ___
subjunctive
Modifiers
sentence
adverbs or adjectives
32. Verbal acting like a noun
3 cases of pronouns
noncountable noun
adverb
gerund
33. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
3 cases of pronouns
concrete noun
Ranking order
subject
34. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
future tense
appositive
dependent clause
comma splice
35. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
independent clause
comparative adjective
sentence
demonstrative pronoun
36. Tells what the subject is or does
pronoun errors
predicate
adverbs or adjectives
comma splice
37. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
appositive
antecedent
sentence fragment
Progressive tense
38. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
exclamatory statement
concrete noun
object
Parts of speech
39. 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)
intransitive verb
noun
indefinite pronoun
interrogative statement
40. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
Parts of speech
transitive verb
absolute phase
adverbs or adjectives
41. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
subject
abstract noun
regular verb
subjunctive
42. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
Types of phrases
objective case
concrete noun
future tense
43. A word that expresses action or a state of being
verb
Simple sentences forms
misplaced modifier
second person
44. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
future tense
linking verbs
predicate
object complement
45. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
personal pronoun
sentence
noun clauses
interrogative statement
46. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
verb
imperative statement
noun clauses
47. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
subject of the sentence
pronoun errors
exclamatory statement
compound sentence
48. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
helping verbs
pronoun number error
subordinating conjunction
Uses of 'that'
49. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
nominal of a sentence
misplaced modifier
phrase
demonstrative pronoun
50. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex sentence
third person
independent clause
comparative adjective