Grammar

Question 1

Change transitive verbs from ___ to ___ voice by switching the object and the subject, or two ___ phrases

Answer 1

active; passive; noun

Question 2

Transitive verbs can be __or ___, and take __ __

Answer 2

active; passive; direct objects

Question 3

Intransitive verbs cannot be ___ and don’t take ___

Answer 3

passive; direct objects

Question 4

followed by something that supports the verb (ie she is a doctor)

Answer 4

Stative verbs

Question 5

usually the only verbs that can be inverted with subject to form questions or have negative forms attached (ie are you running the race, I can’t help you)

Answer 5

Auxiliary verbs

Question 6

a type of verb, of which the most common is “be,” that joins the subject of the verb with a complement/adjective (ie you SMELL good)

Answer 6

copula

Question 7

what is the easiest type of verb for kids to learn?

Answer 7

intransitive

Question 8

when kids first learn these, they often say them without a direct object

Answer 8

transitive

Question 9

Units within sentences made up of these three

Answer 9

words, phrases, clauses

Question 10

group of related words that doesn’t have subject AND predicate

Answer 10

phrase

Question 11

group of words with both subject AND predicate, possible to be a complete sentence on its own

Answer 11

clause

Question 12

what the subject is doing and its associate descriptions. Basically, anything that’s not the subject of a sentence

Answer 12

Predicate

Question 13

two or more main clauses joined as equals make a

Answer 13

compound sentence

Question 14

To link main clauses together using conjunctions

Answer 14

conjoining/coordinating

Question 15

clause that can’t be sentence on own, functions as noun, adjective or adverb to main clause

Answer 15

Subordinate clause

Question 16

at least one main clause + subordinate clause makes a

Answer 16

Complex sentence

Question 17

looks like a verb but functions as a noun

Answer 17

Gerund

Question 18

word that functions as a description where action is happening, ie under, around, down, inside

Answer 18

preposition

Question 19

verb-derived word ending in -ing, -ed, -t, -en, some irregular forms, and serves as adjective

Answer 19

participle

Question 20

to + verb makes an

Answer 20

infinitive

Question 21

four types of phrases that aren’t verb or noun phrases

Answer 21

1) prepositional
2) participle
3) gerund
4) infinitive

Question 22

this type of phrase describes where the action is happening

Answer 22

prepositional phrase

Question 23

this type of phrase serves only as an adjective

Answer 23

participle

Question 24

this type of phrase serves only as a noun (not a noun phrase)

Answer 24

gerund

Question 25

this type of phrase can serve as a noun, adjective or adverb

Answer 25

infinitive

Question 26

Three main types of tags

Answer 26

-Y/N response
-Begin with wh- word and have more complex answer
-Those that expect an agreement tag

Question 27

In inverted forms of questions, the __ __, __ or __ is flipped to be before the subject

Answer 27

auxiliary verb, copula, “do”

Question 28

three primary types of subordinate clauses

Answer 28

1) nominal
2) relative
3) adverbial

Question 29

what does a nominal subordinate clause function as?

Answer 29

the object of the main clause

Question 30

what does the relative subordinate clause do?

Answer 30

follows and attaches to a noun

Question 31

what does the adverbial subordinate clause function as?

Answer 31

adverb

Question 32

getting rid of some common elements in a compound sentence for the sake of eliminating redundancy

Answer 32

phrasal coordination

Question 33

word that takes place of a noun in a sentence

Answer 33

pronoun

Question 34

the three articles of the English language are

Answer 34

a, an and the

Question 35

work that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun

Answer 35

adjective

Question 36

a word that modifies or describes a verb

Answer 36

adverb

Question 37

works in combination with noun/pronoun to create phrases that modify verbs, nouns/pronouns or adjectives

Answer 37

preposition`

Question 38

Words classified by these 3 things

Answer 38

function, meaning and position in a sentence

Question 39

words or larger units with noun subject + verb or predicate

Answer 39

sentence

Question 40

used as noun substitute or verb modifier

Answer 40

predicate

Question 41

part of a sentence that expands it and adds meaning to other words

Answer 41

Modifier

Question 42

what are the three basic parts of a sentence?

Answer 42

subject, verb/predicate and object

Question 43

two examples of modifiers

Answer 43

adjective, adverb

Question 44

is a verb that specifically links the subject to a compliment

Answer 44

copula

Question 45

___ usually end in -ly

Answer 45

adverb

Question 46

Describes spatial, temporal or directional meaning

Answer 46

prepositional phrase

Question 47

what is the difference between and independent and dependent clause?

Answer 47

independent can stand on its own as a sentence, dependent cannot

Question 48

If you run into a preposition in the wild, how you tell if it’s part of a dependent clause as a conjunction or part of a prepositional phrase?

Answer 48

Only noun = prep phrase
Noun + verb = dependent clause

Question 49

Conjunctions that work with compound sentences

Answer 49

FANBOYS

for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so

Question 50

2+ independent clauses and 1+ dependent clauses =

Answer 50

Compound-Complex Sentence

Question 51

When an auxiliary verb is the only verb, it becomes a __

Answer 51

copula

Question 52

joins two independent clauses with help of comma

Answer 52

Coordinating conjunctions

Question 53

joins independent and dependent clause

Answer 53

Subordinating conjunction