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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Verb used as a command
Ranking order
imperative
sentence fragment
absolute phase
2. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
imperative statement
infinitive
Types of phrases
Progressive tense
3. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
clause
3 cases of pronouns
participial phase
4. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
common noun names
exclamatory statement
noncountable noun
sentence
5. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
indirect object
noun
Progressive tense
complex sentence
6. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
proper pronoun
Uses of 'that'
positive adjective
gerund
7. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.
complex sentence
positive adjective
predicate
adverbs or adjectives
8. 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
preposition word
clause
past tense
subject
9. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
Parts of sentences
Parts of speech
past tense
8 types of pronouns
10. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
predicate noun
Ranking order
appositive
Modifiers
11. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
concrete noun
Sentence functions
8 types of pronouns
predicate noun
12. Renames a noun
interrogative statement
appositive
split infinitive
sentence fragment
13. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
interjection
noncountable noun
clause
Types of phrases
14. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')
split infinitive
phrase
absolute phase
pronoun reference errors
15. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
idiom
interjection
subject of the sentence
pronoun number error
16. Tells what the subject is or does
active voice sentences
interrogative pronoun
third person
predicate
17. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
interrogative statement
Non-coordinate adjectives
Parts of sentences
18. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
noun clauses
pronoun number error
subject of the sentence
abstract noun
19. 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
nominal of a sentence
indefinite pronoun
concrete noun
clause
20. A sentence that makes a command
imperative statement
proper pronoun
transitive verb
linking verbs
21. 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."
pronoun errors
compound sentence
misplaced modifier
Non-coordinate adjectives
22. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative
3 cases of pronouns
Sentence functions
adjective
linking verbs
23. 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)
third person
interjection
adverb
absolute phase
24. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
predicate noun
noun
interrogative statement
exclamatory statement
25. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
subordinating conjunction
helping verbs
compound sentence
misplaced modifier
26. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
8 types of pronouns
simple sentence
subordinating conjunction
adjective
27. Any one of a group of persons - places - things - or ideas and is generally not capitalized
Progressive tense
participial phase
common noun names
misplaced modifier
28. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
objective case
antecedent
29. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
Ranking order
sentence fragment
adverb
interjection
30. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
idiom
proper pronoun
future tense
Non-coordinate adjectives
31. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise
pronoun number error
sentence fragment
participial phase
exclamatory statement
32. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
declarative statement
sentence
future tense
objective case
33. 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
appositive
dependent clause
Non-coordinate adjectives
exclamatory statement
34. An expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
transitive verb
clause
adverbs or adjectives
split infinitive
35. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
helping verbs
compound sentence
intransitive verb
personal pronoun
36. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
split infinitive
indefinite pronoun
infinitive
collective noun
37. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
indirect object
split infinitive
38. 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.
Types of phrases
pronoun errors
8 types of pronouns
participial phase
39. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
transitive verb
pronoun reference errors
subject
sentence fragment
40. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
nominative case
subject of the sentence
object complement
past tense
41. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
sentence fragment
adjective clause
indicative mood
Ranking order
42. The word - phrase - or clause referred to by a pronoun.
interjection
preposition word
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
antecedent
43. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
comma splice
predicate noun
positive adjective
infinitive
44. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked
regular verb
indefinite pronoun
noncountable noun
demonstrative pronoun
45. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
dependent clause
collective noun
object
demonstrative pronoun
46. (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
Progressive tense
interrogative statement
pronoun
simple sentence
47. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
first person
Parts of speech
subject of the sentence
object of the preposition
48. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
objective case
verb
intransitive verb
transitive verb
49. Describes subject
subject of the sentence
pronoun errors
3 cases of pronouns
predicate adjective
50. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
noun
first person
imperative statement
independent clause