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Grammar Fundamentals
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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Verbal acting like a noun
third person
gerund
object of the preposition
abstract noun
2. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
sentence fragment
appositive
compound sentence
indicative mood
3. Answer these 5 questions - how - when - where - why - how often - and NOT
Progressive tense
adverb
absolute phase
verb
4. Tells to whom - for whom the action of the verb is done. Ex. "Claire threw JOSEPH the ball"
linking verbs
indirect object
interrogative statement
Progressive tense
5. Renames subject
object complement
Non-coordinate adjectives
predicate noun
noncountable noun
6. A phrase consisting of a preposition - a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition - and any modifiers
personal pronoun
prepositional phrase
Parts of sentences
linking verbs
7. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
subject of the sentence
noun compound
countable noun
predicate
8. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes
split infinitive
interjection
future tense
Sentence functions
9. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
sentence
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Uses of 'that'
linking verbs
10. Describes subject
Parts of sentences
predicate adjective
subordinating conjunction
concrete noun
11. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
object complement
gerund
adjective
comma splice
12. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition
Types of phrases
objective case
Ranking order
split infinitive
13. 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)
concrete noun
antecedent
intransitive verb
positive adjective
14. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality
noun
appositive
gerund
subjunctive
15. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
indefinite pronoun
transitive verb
Parts of sentences
indirect object
16. A sentence that makes a command
transitive verb
active voice sentences
antecedent
imperative statement
17. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
split infinitive
interjection
interrogative statement
18. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
antecedent
noun clauses
8 types of pronouns
first person
19. 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."
absolute phase
Simple sentences forms
comparative adjective
misplaced modifier
20. A sentence that has one independent clause
objective case
regular verb
simple sentence
Progressive tense
21. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
declarative statement
demonstrative pronoun
prepositional phrase
sentence
22. 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
prepositional phrase
simple sentence
pronoun reference errors
23. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
participial phase
nominative case
adjective
demonstrative pronoun
24. S - shape - C - color - R - race - A - age - M - material - These are not separated by commas
active voice sentences
object complement
exclamatory statement
Non-coordinate adjectives
25. This error occurs when the number singular or plural pronoun does not match the subject is that they are replacing.
pronoun number error
pronoun errors
indirect object
imperative statement
26. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
noun clauses
simple sentence
Modifiers
Run-on sentence
27. Renames a noun
first person
appositive
positive adjective
indefinite pronoun
28. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)
subject of the sentence
Run-on sentence
adjective clause
active voice sentences
29. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
concrete noun
declarative statement
Non-coordinate adjectives
misplaced modifier
30. 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
misplaced modifier
appositive
object of the preposition
preposition word
31. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
phrase
declarative statement
Parts of sentences
regular verb
32. Subjective - Objective - Possessive
Uses of 'that'
third person
3 cases of pronouns
predicate
33. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
subject
sentence
nominal of a sentence
verb
34. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
Progressive tense
adjective clause
object
split infinitive
35. Sentence - Clause - Phrase
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
Ranking order
interjection
Types of phrases
36. 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
pronoun
indefinite pronoun
phrase
demonstrative pronoun
37. Renames or describes the direct object
misplaced modifier
first person
object complement
future tense
38. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
adjective
predicate noun
Uses of 'that'
relative pronoun
39. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb
prepositional phrase
regular verb
Types of phrases
adjective clause
40. 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.
future tense
pronoun reference errors
idiom
3 cases of pronouns
41. The _____ of a sentence receives the action of the verb
object
interjection
object complement
object of the preposition
42. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
Uses of 'that'
compound sentence
Non-coordinate adjectives
interrogative statement
43. 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.)
44. Personal - Relative - Indefinite - Demonstrative -Reflexive - Intensive - Interrogative - Reciprocal
compound sentence
abstract noun
noun
8 types of pronouns
45. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
collective noun
Parts of sentences
interrogative statement
indicative mood
46. Clause contains a subject and a verb - AND it can stand alone
pronoun errors
Sentence functions
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
independent clause
47. A word or group of words that can function as a noun
3 cases of pronouns
regular verb
linking verbs
nominal of a sentence
48. Noun - Pronoun - Adjective - Adverb - Verb - Conjunction - Preposition - Article - Interjection - Expletive - Verbal
demonstrative pronoun
third person
nominal of a sentence
Parts of speech
49. A noun that cannot be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"
imperative
subject
object of the preposition
noncountable noun
50. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
future tense
complex sentence
abstract noun
sentence fragment