Basics Exam

Question 1

What is a pronoun?

Answer 1

A word used in place of a noun.

I, you, she, it

Question 2

What is an adjective?

Answer 2

A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

Red, new, poor, warm

Question 3

What is an adverb?

Answer 3

A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
Really, very, extremely.

Question 4

What is a conjunction?

Answer 4

A word used to join or connect words, phrases, or clauses.

And, or, but

Question 5

What makes up a simple sentence?

Answer 5

1 independent clause

Question 6

What makes up a compound sentence?

Answer 6

2 independent clauses and 0 dependent clauses

Question 7

What makes up a complex sentence?

Answer 7

1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses

Question 8

What makes up a compound- complex sentence?

Answer 8

At least 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause

Question 9

What is a transitive verb?

Answer 9

A verb that requires a direct object that receives the action of the verb.
I ____ the potato

Question 10

Apprise means

Answer 10

to inform

Question 11

Affect means

Answer 11

to influence

Question 12

A compliment is

Answer 12

a nice comment

Question 13

I.e. means

Answer 13

“that is”

Question 14

Farther refers

Answer 14

to distance

Question 15

Fewer refers to

Less refers to

Answer 15

Individual items

Uncountable bulk or quantity.

Question 16

Lay means

Lie means

Answer 16

to put or place

to rest

Question 17

principle refers to

Answer 17

a belief or concept

Question 18

stationery means

Answer 18

paper

Question 19

There is/ there will is considered

Answer 19

weak

Question 20

A hyphen is used if (6 things)

Answer 20

The prefix ends with the same letter that begins the main word.
The word might be mistaken for another word.
The prefix is self.
The word is likely to be mispronounced.
The base word is capitalized.
The base is a number

Question 21

FANBOYS stands for

Answer 21

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 22

Subordinating conjunctions are (7) IAUAWAB

Answer 22

if, as, unless, although, when, after, because