grammar

Question 1

subject

Answer 1

the noun that agrees with the verb, the actor in the sentence

Question 2

appositive

Answer 2

a noun or pronouns that renames another noun or pronoun, comes between commas

Question 3

direct object

Answer 3

the noun phrase following a transitive verb that refers to the thing affected by the action

Question 4

object of the preposition

Answer 4

a noun phrase introduced by a preposition

Question 5

indirect object

Answer 5

the noun that identifies the recipient or beneficiary of the action expressed by the transitive verb

Question 6

direct address

Answer 6

an interjection that addresses the person or group being spoken to

Question 7

predicate nominative

Answer 7

the noun following the linking verb, renames the subject

Question 8

object of the verbal

Answer 8

the noun following a verbal that refers to the thing affected by the action

Question 9

transitive verb

Answer 9

verbs that require objects to complete their meaning

Question 10

intransitive verb

Answer 10

do not need a direct object to complete their meaning

Question 11

helping verbs

Answer 11

before main verb. do, have, can, might, will, must

Question 12

linking verb

Answer 12

serves as an equals sign, links the subject and the following description

Question 13

adjective

Answer 13

words that describe nouns and pronouns

Question 14

articles

Answer 14

indefinite and definite

Question 15

adverbs

Answer 15

words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

Question 16

demonstrative pronoun

Answer 16

this, that, these, those

Question 17

relative pronoun

Answer 17

who, which, that, when, where

Question 18

indefinite pronoun

Answer 18

refers to a nonspecific person or thing (something, someone, anyone)

Question 19

personal pronouns

Answer 19

used to refer to a specific person (I, me, you, she, her, he, him, it, we, us, they, them)

Question 20

interrogative pronouns

Answer 20

a pronoun used to open a question (who whose which what)

Question 21

reflexive pronoun

Answer 21

a pronoun that refers back to a noun or pronoun previously mentions. suffix “selves”

Question 22

coordinating conjunction

Answer 22

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

Question 23

correlative conjunction

Answer 23

either/or neither/nor not only/but also

Question 24

subordinating

Answer 24

a conjunction that introduces an adverbial clause

Question 25

conjunctive adverb

Answer 25

an adverb used with a semicolon to connect independent clauses

Question 26

active voice

Answer 26

indicates that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action of the clause or sentence

Question 27

passive voice

Answer 27

indicated that the grammatical subject of the verb is not performing the action

Question 28

gerund phrase

Answer 28

a verbal that functions as a noun ending in -ing

Question 29

participle phrase

Answer 29

an adjectival phrase including the participle and the object of the participle or any words modified by or relating to the participle; present: -ing past:–ed or -en

Question 30

infinitive phrase

Answer 30

a verb phrase consisting of to followed by an uninflected verb form

Question 31

predicate adjective

Answer 31

describes the subject

Question 32

noun object compliment

Answer 32

comes after and renames the direct object, telling what it has become or been called

Question 33

adjective object compliment

Answer 33

comes after and describes the direct object, describing what is has become or is called

Question 34

adjectival prepositional phrase

Answer 34

a prep phrase that modifies a noun

Question 35

adverbial prepositional phrase

Answer 35

a prep phrase that modifies a verb

Question 36

absolute phrase

Answer 36

has a subject, but no verb; the subject is followed by a participle, a prepositional phrase, or adjective; linked to the sentence with a comma; one “to be verb” from a complete sentence

Question 37

verb phrase

Answer 37

contains a main verb, any helping verbs, and adverbs

Question 38

verbal phrase

Answer 38

contains a verbal, its objects, and/or its modifiers

Question 39

appositive phrase

Answer 39

renames a nearby noun or pronoun; they contain an appositive and its modifiers

Question 40

independent clause

Answer 40

a complete sentence that can stand alone

Question 41

adjectival dependent clause

Answer 41

modify nouns and pronouns usually come directly after the nouns they modify. start with relative pronouns

Question 42

adverbial dependent clause

Answer 42

dependent clause that modifies a verb. begin with subordinating conjunctions

Question 43

noun dependent clause

Answer 43

dependent clause that functions as a noun

Question 44

declarative sentence

Answer 44

a sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period

Question 45

imperative sentence

Answer 45

a sentence that issues a command and has an implied subject

Question 46

interrogative sentence

Answer 46

a sentence that asks a question and ends with a questions mark

Question 47

exclamatory sentence

Answer 47

a sentence that expresses an intense or immediate feeling and ends with an exclamation point

Question 48

simple sentence

Answer 48

one independent clause and no dependent clauses

Question 49

compound sentence

Answer 49

contains at least 2 independent clauses and no dependent clauses

Question 50

complex sentence

Answer 50

contains one independent clause and one dependent clause

Question 51

compound-complex sentence

Answer 51

contains at least 2 independent clauses and at least one dependent clause