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Grammar Fundamentals
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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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2. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb
active voice sentences
absolute phase
subject
participial phase
3. Is - am - was - were - can - may - will - were - did - does
gerund
helping verbs
noun
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
4. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
adjective clause
complex sentence
Sentence functions
dependent clause
5. 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.
split infinitive
concrete noun
pronoun reference errors
exclamatory statement
6. When noun or pronoun is the subject of the verb
Progressive tense
common noun names
nominative case
subordinating conjunction
7. Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.
noncountable noun
sentence fragment
phrase
verb
8. There are two main types of ______ - pronoun reference - pronoun number singular or plural.
clause
sentence
idiom
pronoun errors
9. Prepositions function as ___or ___
noncountable noun
adverbs or adjectives
regular verb
complex sentence
10. The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story - using words like I we - and us
first person
proper pronoun
preposition word
verb
11. A phase that is related to a sentence in meaning though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence.
absolute phase
helping verbs
sentence
third person
12. When the action begins in the past and is completed in the past (I had hoped to be finished by November.)
clause
past tense
adjective
Types of phrases
13. An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").
idiom
pronoun reference errors
predicate adjective
independent clause
14. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
appositive
declarative statement
sentence
object complement
15. Part of a sentence; usually missing a predicate or a subject
phrase
sentence fragment
positive adjective
pronoun
16. Takes the place of a noun and begins with a capitol letter
proper pronoun
adverb
verb
interjection
17. Words that show the relationship of dependent clause to the independent clause - e.g. as if than or as though once when
subordinating conjunction
noun clauses
Sentence functions
third person
18. A sentence that asks a question--- "Why do I have to wash my hands ?"
interrogative statement
common noun names
past tense
adverbs or adjectives
19. An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted
common noun names
subject of the sentence
predicate adjective
subjunctive
20. A sentence that makes a command
sentence fragment
pronoun
imperative statement
helping verbs
21. A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it - This - that - these - those
demonstrative pronoun
Types of phrases
Parts of sentences
predicate noun
22. Would - Could - Should - May - Might - Must
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
object
Modifiers
Non-coordinate adjectives
23. A ____________ has two or more independent clauses connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction - or a semi-colon.
compound sentence
subject of the sentence
collective noun
intransitive verb
24. 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.
participial phase
clause
transitive verb
phrase
25. A clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
interjection
8 types of pronouns
sentence fragment
adjective clause
26. The part of the sentence about which something is said or the person - place - or thing that does the action
imperative statement
adverbs or adjectives
subject of the sentence
helping verbs
27. Renames a noun
interjection
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
antecedent
appositive
28. 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
imperative statement
noun
3 cases of pronouns
29. 'To be' + present participle (ing)
nominal of a sentence
adverbs or adjectives
nominative case
Progressive tense
30. A group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech
sentence fragment
object of the preposition
declarative statement
noun compound
31. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
object of the preposition
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
linking verbs
pronoun reference errors
32. Renames subject
nominative case
active voice sentences
comma splice
predicate noun
33. Word or phrase that shows strong emotion or surprise (whoa - look - ah)
infinitive
abstract noun
interjection
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
34. A sentence that has one independent clause
noun clauses
simple sentence
exclamatory statement
interrogative pronoun
35. Is - seem - are - was - were - be - been - get - stay -become
active voice sentences
3 cases of pronouns
linking verbs
independent clause
36. A word that expresses action or a state of being
verb
appositive
subordinating conjunction
misplaced modifier
37. Renames or describes the direct object
pronoun number error
object complement
Uses of 'that'
Modifiers
38. A word that begins a subordinate clause and relates it to another idea in the sentence: that - which - who - whom - whose
relative pronoun
imperative statement
antecedent
indefinite pronoun
39. Names a person - place - or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses
helping verbs
Ranking order
preposition word
concrete noun
40. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb
subject of the sentence
infinitive
indefinite pronoun
object
41. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
intransitive verb
adjective
interrogative pronoun
declarative statement
42. 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
helping verbs
independent clause
past tense
indefinite pronoun
43. A verb used to state a fact or ask a question
indicative mood
Types of phrases
noun clauses
split infinitive
44. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma
common noun names
comma splice
pronoun reference errors
past tense
45. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying
noun
Non-coordinate adjectives
phrase
Modifiers
46. Can be subject - do - io - oc - obj. of preposition - appositive or predicate noun
appositive
first person
Conditional tense/Subjunctive mood
noun clauses
47. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
helping verbs
common noun names
collective noun
imperative
48. 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
3 cases of pronouns
nominal of a sentence
adverb
dependent clause
49. Tells what the subject is or does
imperative statement
transitive verb
predicate
split infinitive
50. Verb used as a command
8 types of pronouns
imperative
third person
predicate noun