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






2. Phrases - Clauses - Objects (Direct and indirect) - Object of prepositions - Subject - Predicate






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






4. A sentence that makes a command






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






6. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those






7. Renames a noun






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 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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13. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted






14. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject






15. 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.






16. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").






17. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses






18. Simple - Complex - Compound - Complex-compound






19. Names a quality of mental concept; intangible idea - feeling - quality - or characteristic: loyalty - curiosity - health - grace - sweetness






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






27. Renames or describes the direct object






28. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)






29. Tells what the subject is or does






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






31. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does






32. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun






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






34. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when






35. Declaratory - Interrogative - Exclamatory - Imperative






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






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






38. Sentence where independent clauses are joined incorrectly - Comma splice - I ate he slept. (Need semi-colon!)






39. Prepositions function as ___or ___






40. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






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






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






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






44. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






45. Verb whose past and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present - E.g. play-played- - like-liked






46. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become






47. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






48. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.






49. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object - indirect object or object of a preposition






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