Grammar And Meaning

Question 1

What is a clause?

Answer 1

Set of words that contains a subject and a working verb

Question 2

What is a modifier?

Answer 2

Provides additional information in a sentence, beyond the core subject and verb

Question 3

What is a nonessential modifier?

Answer 3

If you remove it from the sentence, the core of the sentence still makes sense

Question 4

What is an essential modifier?

Answer 4

The modifier is necessary to understand the meaning of the core subject

Question 5

What is the sentence core?

Answer 5

Consists of any independent clauses and some essential modifiers

Question 6

What are conjunctions?

Answer 6

Words that help stick parts of the sentences together

Question 7

What are the most common coordinating conjunctions (i.e., co-conjunctions)?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What are sub-conjunctions?

Answer 8

Words that connect modifiers to independent clauses. They start a subordinate clause (i.e., the clause has a subject and verb but cannot stand on its own)

Question 9

What are some common sub-conjunctions?

Answer 9

Although, because, while, though, unless, before, after, if

Question 10

What is a Marker?

Answer 10

Clue that a certain grammatical topic is being tested