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Grammar Fundamentals

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 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.)






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






3. A sentence that makes a command






4. Prepositions function as ___or ___






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






6. Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma






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






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






9. 'To be' + present participle (ing)






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






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






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






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






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






15. Verbal acting like a noun






16. Describes a noun or pronoun on its own terms - without comparing it to anything else. example: This is a HOT day.






17. A person - place - thing - animal - action - or quality






18. A noun that can be made plural via changing the ending - usually by adding "s"






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






20. A word or group of words that can function as a noun






21. Tells what the subject is or does






22. Sentence - Clause - Phrase






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






24. Renames or describes the direct object






25. 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)






26. 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.






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






28. 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."






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






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






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






32. A sentence that communicate a strong emotion or surprise






33. A sentence that has one independent clause






34. Takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I - me - my - mine - you - your - yours - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its / plural: we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - they - them - their - the






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






36. Verb used as a command






37. Must place your word next to the one you're modifying






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






39. Tells whom or what the sentence is about - the person place or thing doing the verb






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






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






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






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






44. A ___________ has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






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






46. 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






47. Prepositional - Participial - Gerundive - Infinitive - Verb






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






49. (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






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