Grammar Stuff

Question 1

Simple Sentence

Answer 1

a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.

Question 2

Compound Sentence

Answer 2

a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon, or conjunction.

Question 3

Complex Sentence

Answer 3

a sentence that has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Question 4

Simple Subject

Answer 4

the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing something or being described

Question 5

Complete Subject

Answer 5

the simple subject and any of its modifiers (adjectives)

Question 6

Simple Predicate

Answer 6

the verb that states something about the subject of the sentence

Question 7

Complete Predicate

Answer 7

the verb and all the words after it that tell us what happened in the sentence. To find the complete predicate, you first find the verb or the verb phrase. Then you must include all of the words after the verb that tell us what happened in the sentence.

Question 8

Verb

Answer 8

A verb tells what someone or something is doing. It can also be a state of being. Examples include: Ran, felt, is, are, speak, sing

Question 9

Complete Verb

Answer 9

A verb phrase that consists of the main verb and helping verbs. Examples include: “Has seen,” “May be going,” “went running,” “is eating”

Question 10

Direct Object

Answer 10

The person or thing that is receiving the action of the verb in a sentence

Question 11

Indirect Object

Answer 11

The person or thing that is receiving the direct object

Question 12

Adjective

Answer 12

a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. It tells which one, what kind, or how many.

Question 13

Adverb

Answer 13

An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It tells how, when, where, or to what degree.

Question 14

Preposition

Answer 14

A preposition combines with a noun or a pronoun to form a phrase that tells something about another word in a sentence.

Question 15

Interjection

Answer 15

a word that expresses a strong feeling or emotion.

Question 16

Modifiers

Answer 16

modify (changes) something in a sentence through describing, qualifying, or limiting that word/phrase in a sentence

Question 17

Subject

Answer 17

tells who or what about the verb (What is the verb affecting?)

Question 18

Misplaced Modifier

Answer 18

modifying an unintended word or element

Question 19

Dangling Modifiers

Answer 19

modifying an unclear word or element

Question 20

Clause

Answer 20

a group of words with a subject and a verb that functions as a part of a complex or compound sentence.

Question 21

Phrase

Answer 21

A small group of words acting as a unit in a sentence. A phrase does not have both a subject and a verb.

Question 22

Conjunction

Answer 22

A conjunction joins together two or more words, phrases, or clauses.

Question 23

Subject Verb Agreement

Answer 23

A subject and a verb must agree in number. If the subject of a sentence is singular, the verb must also be singular. If a subject is plural, the verb must also be plural.

Question 24

Past Tense

Answer 24

an action or state of being that has already happened

Question 25

Present Tense

Answer 25

an action or state of being that is happening right now or is something that happens regularly or continuously

Question 26

Future Tense

Answer 26

an action or state of being that has not happened yet – it will begin and end in the future

Question 27

Past Participle

Answer 27

a form of a verb used in perfect tenses – it is formed for regular verbs by adding “ed” to the end of the base verbF

Question 28

For simple future tense use…

Answer 28

will

Question 29

For present progressive tense use…

Answer 29

is/are

Question 30

For past progressive tense use…

Answer 30

was/were

Question 31

For future progressive tense use…

Answer 31

will be

Question 32

For present perfect tense use…

Answer 32

have/has

Question 33

For past perfect tense use…

Answer 33

had

Question 34

For future perfect tense use…

Answer 34

will have