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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
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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. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






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






3. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal






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






5. An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g. - 'to boldly go')






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






7. 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."






8. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"






9. Verbal acting like a noun






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






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






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






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






14. Subjective - Objective - Possessive






15. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






18. 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.






19. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






21. 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.)

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






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






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






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






26. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






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






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






29. A sentence that makes a command






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






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






32. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






35. Renames a noun






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






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






38. (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






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






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)






41. Renames subject






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






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






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






45. Tells what the subject is or does






46. 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.






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






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






49. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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