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“My dog and my cat growl” is an example of a ______________ subject.

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Compound

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A _____________ sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact

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Conditional

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A ____________ a sentence that issues a command.

A. Interrogative
B. Exclamatory
C. Imperative
D. Declarative

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Imperative

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A ____________ sentence asks a question.

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Interogative sentence

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“My dog and my cat growl and appear agitated” is has what type of subject and what type of predicate

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Compound subject, compound predicate

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“Tory, Kelly, and I watched a movie, but she didn’t like it.”

What type of problem is this?

A. Split infinitive
B. Pronoun Referent
C. Dangling modifier
D. Doublespeak

A

Pronoun referent

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“Stuffed with dressing and surrounded by vegetables, Aunt Linda served the Thanksgiving turkey.”

What type of problem is this?

A. Split infinitive
B. Pronoun Referent
C. Dangling modifier
D. Doublespeak

A

Has a dangling modifier

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A _________ occurs when the writer puts an adverb between the 2 parts of the infinitive form of a verb.

Example: to meekly say

A. Split infinitive
B. Pronoun Referent
C. Dangling modifier
D. Doublespeak

A

A split infinitive

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A ____noun does not name specific people, places, or things and are not capitalized.

Example: animal, car, person

A. Abstract noun
B. Concrete Noun
C. Common Noun
D. Conditional Noun

A

Common noun

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A ______ noun names things that are tangible (can be seen, heard, touched, etc.). They can be either proper or common.

Example: dog, Campus Cinema, football

A. Abstract noun
B. Concrete Noun
C. Indefinite Noun
D. Common Noun

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Concrete nouns

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A __ noun names an idea, condition, or feeling–something that is not concrete.

Example: ideas, justice

A. Abstract noun
B. Concrete Noun
C. Common Noun
D. Indefinite Noun

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Abstract nouns

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Chairperson, politician, president, professor are examples of what gender noun?

A. Abstract noun
B. Feminine Noun
C. Indefinite Noun
D. Conditional Noun

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Indefinite

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A _______ tense is used when action began in past but continues into the present.

Ex: Rani has broken her arm. (She broke it in the past and can’t use her arm now.)

A. Future perfect tense
B. Past perfect tense
C. Present perfect tense
D. Future tense

A

Present perfect tense

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______tense is used to express action that began in the past and happened prior to another past action.

Example: You had studied English before you moved to New York.

A. Future perfect tense
B. Past perfect tense
C. Present perfect tense
D. Future tense

A

Past perfect tense

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_____tense is used to express action that will begin in the future and will be completed in the future.

Example: You will have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S

A. Future perfect tense
B. Past perfect tense
C. Present perfect tense
D. Future tense

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Future perfect tense

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A(n) ___________ is usually made up of “to” and the base form of a verb, such as “to order” or “to abandon.”

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Infinitive phrase

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A _______ is a verb usually ending in -ing or -ed.

Examples: barking, painted.

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Participle

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A ______ phrase is made up of a present participle (verb ending in -ing) and always functions as a noun.

Ex: [Gardening] is my favorite leisure activity.

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Gerund

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Itself, myself, anybody are all examples of what type of pronoun?

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Compound pronoun

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Each other, one another are both examples of what type of pronoun?

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Phrasal pronoun

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An ________ is the noun to which a pronoun refers.

Example: [Jimmy] is playing basketball. [He] hopes to win.

Jimmy is the _______.

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Antecedent

22
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_______ pronouns usually refer to unnamed or unknown people or things.

Ex: Perhaps you know [somebody who] can slam-dunk a basketball.

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Indefinite

23
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_____ refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestion related to that word.

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Connotation

24
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_____is the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

A

Denotation

25
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______ is language that is intended to be evasive it to cancel.

Example: using “downsized” as replacement for fired/loss of jobs.

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Doublespeak

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A ___________ sentence expresses wishes or conditions contrary to the fact.

Example: If you were to hang onto the basketball rim, then you could experience the glory of every NBA player

A. Imperative sentence
B. Interrogative sentence
C. Declarative sentence
D. Conditional sentence.

A

Conditional sentence

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A __________ sentence issues a command.

A. Imperative sentence
B. Interrogative sentence
C. Declarative sentence
D. Conditional sentence

A

Imperative sentence

28
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A __________ sentence makes a statement and tells about a person, place, thing, or idea.

A. Imperative sentence
B. Interrogative sentence
C. Declarative sentence
D. Conditional sentence

A

Declarative

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A ___________ sentence has 1 independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

A

Complex sentence

30
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When you pass the Praxis II test, you’ll enjoy a career in teaching.

This is an example of what type of sentence?

A

Complex

31
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My dog growls at the mailman, but my cat growls at her littermate.

This is an example of what type of sentence?

A

Compound Sentence

32
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A ______ sentence made up of 2 independent clauses..

A

Compound

33
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Mr. Ram is an intelligent boy.

In what case is “Mr. Ram”?

A

Nominative

34
Q

_______ can be the subject of a clause, or the predicate noun when it follows the word “be.”

A. Nominative case noun
B. Objective case noun

A

Nominative case noun

35
Q

• I met your sister.
“Your sister” is in _______ case.

• The vendors sell mangoes.
“Mangoes” is in ________ case.

A. Nominative case noun
B. Objective case noun

A

Objective case noun

36
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A _________ \ helping verb comes before another verb.

Ex: She [must have] passed the exam.

A

Auxillary

37
Q

It [was] rainy.

This is a verb that connects the subject and the subject complement.

A

Linking/connecting verb

38
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James [went] to the campus cafe for a steaming bowl of squid eyeball stew.

I went a transitive or intransitive verb?

A

Intransitive

39
Q

__________ verb must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb.

Ex: Student learns the methods of the teacher.

A

Transitive verb

40
Q

Time, place, manner, and degree are all examples of:

A

Modifiers

41
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  • to read
  • to write
  • to illustrate

These are all examples of what?

A

Infinitives

42
Q

_________ are action verbs that require a direct object. The verb’s action is transferred directly to the object, which can be a noun, pronoun, phrase, or clause.

*Ask what or whom is the verb being done to…if there is an answer, there is that type of verb!

Ex: The cat receives a ball.

Receives is this type

A

Transitive

43
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____________ connect two equal grammatical items. E.g. Neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also, etc.

A

Correlative Conjunctions

44
Q

“at,” “in,” “with,” “under” are all examples of what?

A

Prepositions

45
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“With you” and “under Bob” are examples of what?

A

Prepositional phrases

46
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“Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had the time to go lately, and I haven’t found anyone to go with.”

Is an example of what type of sentence?

A

Compound-complex sentence

47
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A _______ sentence is made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

A

compound-complex

48
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Grandpa remembers the old days [when there was no television.]

The kids [who were called first] will have the best chance of getting a seat.

The phrases in the brackets indicate what?

a. a relative clause
b. an adjective clause
c. a subordinate clause
d. independent clause

A

an adjective clause–a group of words with a subject and a verb that provide a description.

49
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“After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad”

“Who ate handfuls of Cheerios with his bare hands”

These are both examples of what?

a. a relative clause
b. an adjective clause
c. a subordinate clause
d. independent clause

A

a subordinate clause

50
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_______is a group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence: it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought.

a. a relative clause
b. an adjective clause
c. a subordinate clause
d. independent clause

A

independent clause

51
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An _____ clause is a dependent clause that acts as an adjective.

a. a relative clause
b. an adjective clause
c. a subordinate clause
d. independent clause

A

an adjective clause

52
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A clause that has “who” or “which” is usually this type of clause

a. a relative clause
b. an adjective clause
c. a subordinate clause
d. independent clause

A

a relative clause

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