Grammar Test Oct. 31

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 2

Concrete Noun

Answer 2

A noun that can be seen, touched, smelled, tasted, or heard. (Uses the five senses.)

Question 3

Abstract Noun

Answer 3

A noun that refers to something no physical. (Not experienced in the 5 senses.)

Question 4

Common Noun

Answer 4

Refers to an unspecified person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 5

Proper Noun

Answer 5

Refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 6

Adjectives

Answer 6

An adjective describes (gives more info about) a noun or pronoun.

Question 7

Pronouns

Answer 7

A word that takes the place of a noun.

Question 8

Pronouns must…

Answer 8

Match the noun it replaces.

Question 9

The noun the pronoun replaces is called the…

Answer 9

Antecedent

Question 10

Verb

Answer 10

Describes actions, help other verbs, or link a subject to the rest of the sentence.

Question 11

Action Verb

Answer 11

Describe what someone/something does.

Question 12

Helping Verb

Answer 12

Add meaning to the main verb.

Question 13

The helping verb can convey a sense of…

Answer 13

Time, possibility, ability, etc.

Question 14

Linking Verb

Answer 14

Connects a subject to a description.

Question 15

Adverb

Answer 15

Describes an adjective, verb, or another adverb.

Question 16

Adverbs tell…

Answer 16

How, when, or where verbs happen and can describe verbs from many different places in a sentence.

Question 17

Adverbs can describe…

Answer 17

Adjectives and tell us “to what degree” and other adverbs.

Question 18

Coordinating Conjunctions

Answer 18

Join 2 complete thoughts into one sentence.

Question 19

A complete thought is called…

Answer 19

Independent clause

Question 20

THAMOs can be found…

Answer 20

Between 2 compete sentences, it should start after a period/semicolon and be followed by a comma.

Question 21

THAMOs are what kind of adverbs?

Answer 21

Conjunctive adverbs. (Therefore, however, also, meanwhile, otherwise)

Question 22

When a SWABI joins 2 independent clauses, should you use a comma?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

SWABIs are what kind of conjunctions?

Answer 23

Subordinating conjunctions. (Since, when, although, because, if)

Question 24

What are fused sentences?

Answer 24

When 2 independent clauses are incorrectly join with no punctuation.

Question 25

What are comma splices?

Answer 25

When you join two independent clauses with a comma and no conjunction. (Some consider this a type of run-on sentence, while others think of it as a punctuation error.)

Question 26

T/F? Two independent clauses CANNOT be joined by a comma, nor can they be smushed together with no punctuation.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What are the solutions for comma splices and fused sentences?

Answer 27

-Period between independent clauses.
-Semicolon between independent clauses.
-Subordination conjunctions, independent clause, comma.
-Independent clause, SWABI, independent clause.
-Independent clause, period, THAMO, comma, independent clause.
-Independent clause, period, split independent clause with commas and a THAMO.