Grammar Rules

Question 1

When should “from where” be used?

Answer 1

Never bc it is redundant; use from or where

Question 2

Is larger than ____ ______

Answer 2

Is larger than is usual

Question 3

Commas are used when?

Answer 3

• separating lists
• set off non vital clauses
• set off an independent clause
• use an introductory phrase followed by an independent clause

Question 4

With cannot be followed by?

Answer 4

An independent clause

Question 5

What form do the verbs followed by “either or”, “or”, or “neither nor” take?

Answer 5

The plurality of the last noun in the list

Question 6

Adjectives are modified by?

Answer 6

Adverbs

Question 7

Over cannot be used for….

Answer 7

Comparing amounts. Use more than.

Question 8

A noun modifier should touch ….

Answer 8

The noun it modifies except vital noun modifiers (including prepositions) should come before non vital noun modifiers.

Question 9

Fewer vs. less

Answer 9

• fewer is used for countable

- less is used for uncountable and # amounts

Question 10

Many vs. much

Answer 10

• many is countable

- much is not countable

Question 11

Greater vs. more

Answer 11

• More is used for uncountable and countable things

- Greater can be used for nouns that are #s

Question 12

Whose/which needs to modify ______

Answer 12

Whose/which need to modify the noun that comes directly before comma

Question 13

, which

Answer 13

• Modifies a noun

- , which is always non-essential

Question 14

-ing separated from the clause with a comma, modifies what?

Answer 14

It could be a noun modifier:
Joe, seeing the fallen tree, swerved.

It could be used as and adverbial modifier:
Joe was productive, using every minute he had to study.

Question 15

-ed and -ing not separated from the clause with a comma, modifies what?

Answer 15

Modifies the preceding noun

Question 16

A pronoun or noun that modifies a gerund (-ing) should be _____.

Answer 16

Reflexive
Correct: The schedule depends on our receiving the materials on time.
Incorrect in formal writing: The schedule depends on us receiving the materials on time.

Question 17

Subordinate clauses

Answer 17

• Although, before, because, if …

- Contain their own subjects and do not need to be followed by the noun it modifies

Question 18

Nouns in prepositional phrases cannot ______

Answer 18

Be subject nouns!

Question 19

Compared to vs. Unlike

Answer 19

Unlike should be used for opposites/yes no question

Question 20

What do we need to check with SANAMs? and what words constitute SANAM?

Answer 20

SANAM (some, any, none, all, most/more)

We need to check the object to ensure whether it is singular or plural and then chose verbs and pronouns accordingly.

Some cats don’t like milk. (Cats is plural so we need to use the plural form of the verb)

Any help would be useful because it will increase my score. (“Help” is singular so we want to use “it,” a singular pronoun to refer to the object.

Question 21

Right or wrong?

She grew up to a height of 6 feet.

Answer 21

WRONG!

“up to” is redundant should say “she grew to a height of 6 feet.”

Question 22

What is the difference between -ed modifiers and -ing modifiers?

Answer 22

• ed modifiers hase to be done by something else
  ex: the table created by Joe is very nice.
• ing modifiers the subject is doing the action
  ex: Joe, reading the newspaper, realized that the information was wrong.