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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
positive adjective
absolute phase
interjection
compound sentence
2. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
absolute phase
personal pronoun
past tense
compound sentence
3. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
subjunctive
first person
relative pronoun
sentence fragment
4. (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
idiom
compound sentence
pronoun
Parts of speech
5. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
subject
linking verbs
abstract noun
Simple sentences forms
6. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
regular verb
proper pronoun
noncountable noun
compound sentence
7. Renames subject
appositive
predicate noun
indirect object
Parts of speech
8. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration
sentence fragment
interrogative statement
object complement
declarative statement
9. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate
Parts of sentences
transitive verb
simple sentence
proper pronoun
10. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
demonstrative pronoun
interjection
subject
dependent clause
11. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
Sentence functions
sentence fragment
subject
common noun names
12. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
subject of the sentence
interrogative statement
indirect object
first person
13. A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun - answer these 3 questions: which one - how many - what kind - e.g. articles
subject of the sentence
object complement
Parts of sentences
adjective
14. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
past tense
nominal of a sentence
future tense
split infinitive
15. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
transitive verb
preposition word
collective noun
indicative mood
16. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
comparative adjective
prepositional phrase
Non-coordinate adjectives
relative pronoun
17. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
sentence fragment
predicate noun
first person
past tense
18. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound
Parts of sentences
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
infinitive
Simple sentences forms
19. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
subjunctive
active voice sentences
participial phase
compound sentence
20. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
idiom
pronoun errors
indirect object
noncountable noun
21. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
indirect object
8 types of pronouns
future tense
active voice sentences
22. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
complex sentence
nominative case
predicate adjective
Types of phrases
23. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
intransitive verb
complex sentence
Simple sentences forms
object
24. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
concrete noun
compound sentence
Types of phrases
transitive verb
25. Verbal acting like a noun
gerund
adjective
appositive
object of the preposition
26. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
pronoun
imperative
object
interrogative pronoun
27. 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)
positive adjective
third person
verb
indicative mood
28. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness
split infinitive
abstract noun
relative pronoun
clause
29. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
independent clause
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Progressive tense
adjective clause
30. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
3 cases of pronouns
sentence fragment
interrogative pronoun
concrete noun
31. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
exclamatory statement
predicate noun
object
noun
32. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
declarative statement
objective case
Non-coordinate adjectives
relative pronoun
33. 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
3 cases of pronouns
preposition word
regular verb
absolute phase
34. A sentence in which the subject performs the action. (George built this house.)
indicative mood
regular verb
active voice sentences
prepositional phrase
35. A sentence that has one independent clause
Run-on sentence
simple sentence
imperative statement
countable noun
36. 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.)
37. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
sentence fragment
Parts of speech
predicate
past tense
38. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Parts of sentences
subject of the sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
8 types of pronouns
39. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
adverb
interjection
phrase
Sentence functions
40. 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)
simple sentence
3 cases of pronouns
abstract noun
intransitive verb
41. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
objective case
noncountable noun
idiom
adverb
42. Tells what the subject is or does
abstract noun
predicate
predicate noun
absolute phase
43. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
subject
transitive verb
past tense
8 types of pronouns
44. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
Progressive tense
pronoun errors
pronoun number error
interrogative pronoun
45. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
Non-coordinate adjectives
object of the preposition
pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
46. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
noun
common noun names
active voice sentences
47. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
Types of phrases
Sentence functions
idiom
sentence
48. Renames a noun
interrogative pronoun
appositive
imperative
independent clause
49. A sentence that makes a command
Non-coordinate adjectives
indicative mood
imperative statement
misplaced modifier
50. 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
nominative case
personal pronoun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
second person