Grammar Review

Question 0

Pronoun:

Answer 0

Takes the place of a noun (he she it they we I)

Question 1

Noun:

Answer 1

a person, place, thing, or idea

Question 2

Verb:

Answer 2

Expresses action or state of being

Question 3

Verb Phrase:

Answer 3

consists of the main verb + the helping verb (was crowned)

Question 4

Adjective

Answer 4

a word that modifies a noun or pronoun

Question 5

Adverb:

Answer 5

a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another verb (uses -ly)

Question 6

Preposition:

Answer 6

relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence (along)

Question 7

Conjunction:

Answer 7

connects words or groups of words (but-because-and)

Question 8

Interjection:

Answer 8

Expresses feeling or emotion “Ouch!”

Question 9

Sentence:

Answer 9

must contain a subject and a verb and must express a complete thought.

Question 10

Subject:

Answer 10

Part about which something is being said

The doer of the sentence

Question 11

Comma:

Answer 11

signals a brief pause

Question 12

Direct Object:

Answer 12

receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action

Question 13

Indirect Object:

Answer 13

Precedes the direct object and answers the question to whom, to what, for whom, for what after the verb.

Question 14

Predicate Nominative:

Answer 14

Refers back to the subject

“That car is a blue CHEVY”

Question 15

Predicate Adjective:

Answer 15

An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject
“Martin is FAMOUS for his cooking”

Question 16

How many types of sentences are there?

Answer 16

Four

Question 17

Declarative Sentence:

Answer 17

States an idea and ends with a period.

Question 18

Interrogative Sentence:

Answer 18

asks a question and ends with a question mark

Question 19

Imperative Sentence:

Answer 19

Gives an order or a direction and ends with either a period or an exclamation mark

Question 20

Exclamatory Sentence:

Answer 20

Conveys strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.

Question 21

Prepositional Phrase:

Answer 21

a phrase starting with a preposition and is used to modify other words.
“To the edge” “of the road”

Question 22

Appositive Phrase:

Answer 22

a noun or a pronoun with modifiers that stands next to a noun or pronoun and adds extra details in identifying, renaming, or explaining that preceding word.
Mr Clark, AN EXPERIENCED SCOUTMASTER, knows…..

Question 23

Participial Phrase:

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a phrase starting with a present or past participial.

“we watched the men CONSTRUCTING THE DAMN”

Question 24

Infinitive Phrase:

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A phrase introducing by an infinitive. It is made up of the infinitive and its modifiers and complement.
“TO GRADUATE A YEAR EARLY is my goal”

Question 25

Gerund Phrase:

Answer 25

A phrase starting with a gerund (most of the time). It includes the gerund and its modifiers and complement.

Gerund- ends in ing

Question 26

Independent Clause:

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can stand alone as a simple sentence

TIME PASSES RAPIDLY when one is buy.

Question 27

Subordinate Clause:

Answer 27

Depends on the rest of the sentence for its meaning

He will go IF HE FEELS LIKE IT

Question 28

A verb has four Principle Parts:

Answer 28

Present Part: Walk
Present Participle: Walking
Past Part: Walked
Past Participle: Walked

Question 29

Six Basic Tenses:

Answer 29

Present: I Begin
Past: I began
Future: I shall begin 
Present Perfect: I have begun
Past Perfect: I had begun
Future Perfect: I shall have begun