Grammar Awareness Flashcards
The basic units of English are (?), (?), and (?)
Clauses, Phrases and Sentences
Parts of speech could be described as the (?) blocks of our language
Building blocks
A typical clause is a made up from a (?) + (?) + (?)
Subject + verb + object
Clauses:
In a clause, agent or doer of the action is known as the.
A. Sentence
B. Verb
C. Subject
D. Object
C. Subject
Clauses:
In a clause, the thing or person upon which or whom the action is performed is known as the.
A. Sentence
B. Verb
C. Subject
D. Object
D. Object
Clauses:
In a clause, the action that the subject performs is known as the?
A. Sentence
B. Verb
C. Subject
D. Object
B. Verb
Clauses:
Every (?) needs a main clause.
A. Sentence
B. Verb
C. Subject
D. Object
A. Sentence
Clauses:
“Tony ate a pizza” is a main clause that also constitutes a complete (?)
A. Sentence
B. Verb
C. Subject
D. Object
A. Sentence
Clauses:
A subordinate clause is dependent on the (?) clause for its meaning.
A. Compound
B. Complex
C. Compound-Complex
D. Main
D. Main
Clauses:
“Tony ate a pizza he brought at the shop”
Please state the main and subordinate clauses.
Main clause - tony ate a pizza
Subordinate clause - he brought at a shop
Phrases:
A phrase is a group of words that forms a meaningful unit within a
A. Phrase
B. Clause
C. Subject
D. Object
B. Clause
Phrases:
Please name 4 different types of phrases?
- Noun phrases
- Verb phrases
- Adjective phrases
- Abverbial phrases
Phrases:
"She will be singing in the opera" Is a (?)
Verb phrase
Sentences:
A sentence is a group of (?) that make (?) sense.
Words / Complete
A sentence must contain a (?) clause
A. Main
B. Subordinate
C. Noun
D. Adjective
A. Main
