Grammar

Question 1

What is a verb?

Answer 1

A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

Question 2

True or False: A preposition is a part of speech that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: A noun is a word used to identify a __________, place, thing, or idea.

Answer 3

person

Question 4

What is a conjunction?

Answer 4

A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

Question 5

Give an example of a pronoun.

Answer 5

He, she, it, they

Question 6

What is an adjective?

Answer 6

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a __________, verb, or adjective.

Answer 7

verb

Question 8

What is a preposition?

Answer 8

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Question 9

True or False: Interjections are words that express strong emotions or feelings.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is a subject in a sentence?

Answer 10

The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

Question 11

What is a predicate in a sentence?

Answer 11

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The __________ tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.

Answer 12

past

Question 13

What is the difference between a transitive and intransitive verb?

Answer 13

A transitive verb requires a direct object to complete its meaning, while an intransitive verb does not.

Question 14

True or False: A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun in a sentence.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is a participle?

Answer 15

A participle is a verb form that can function as an adjective.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: A __________ clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.

Answer 16

dependent

Question 17

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 17

A compound sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

Question 18

True or False: An infinitive is a verb form that functions as an adjective in a sentence.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 19

A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: A __________ pronoun refers to the subject of the sentence.

Answer 20

subject

Question 21

What is the purpose of punctuation in writing?

Answer 21

Punctuation is used to clarify the meaning of a sentence and to separate ideas or elements within a sentence.

Question 22

True or False: A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that does not clearly and logically modify another word in a sentence.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is a run-on sentence?

Answer 23

A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

Question 24

Fill in the blank: A __________ voice sentence places the emphasis on the receiver of the action.

Answer 24

passive

Question 25

What is a split infinitive?

Answer 25

A split infinitive occurs when an adverb is placed between ‘to’ and the verb in an infinitive phrase.

Question 26

What is a copula verb?

Answer 26

A linking verb - they are used to join an adjective or noun to the subject of the sentence - “Jane IS hungry”

Question 27

What is a common noun?

Answer 27

General people, places or things, for example friend, cake

Question 28

What is a proper noun?

Answer 28

Specific people, places, and things - e.g susie, Hereford - they also have capital letters