Grammer Flashcards
A word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun ( the biology book) or pronoun ( He is nice)
Adjective
A word or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another ________.
Adverb
A sentence that has 2 or more independent clauses.Each independent clause has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence
Compound Sentence
A word or group of words that names a person,place , thing, or idea
Noun
A group of two or more words that acts as a single part of speech in a sentence
Phrase
A word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun
Pronoun
Is the official name of a person, place, or thing ( e.g. Fred, Paris, Washington University) ____________ Are capitalized.
Proper Noun
A group of words that expresses a complete thought
Sentence
Incomplete Sentence
Sentence Fragment
A word or phrase that is used to express an a state of being
Verb
A word that means the opposite of another word
Antonym
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) Who’s coming to the party?
b) Whose to blame for economy?
c) Who’s hat is this?
d) Whose going to vote?
a) Who’s coming to the party?
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) I went two the store
b) I want ice cream, too
c) The nurse gave him too shorts
d) I want to know your name
b) I want ice cream, too
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) He did well on his diet.
b) He done well on his diet.
c) He did good on his diet.
d) He done good on his diet.
a) He did well on his diet.
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) Several lost his or her keys on the train.
b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready?
c) Is everyone ready for their ice cream sundaes?
d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
d) Somebody left this or her jacket on the train
Which sentence should replace the following incorrect sentence?
“This door to remain unlocked when occupied.”
a) This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
b) This door to remain unclosed while open.
c) This sentence is correct as written.
d) This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
a) The door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) Sarah plays her new saxophone well.
b) The dog catches the freebee good.
c) The band did good during the half time show.
d) The band that played before ours was well.
a) Sarah plays her new saxophone well
Which use of apostrophe is correct in the sentence?
Because of staff change’s the list of birthday’s was distributed to all workers in the business’ three offices.
a) Change’s
b) Worker’s
c) Business’
d) Birthday’s
c) Business’
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) The patient told the nurse, “ Put the flowers on that table over their.”
b) The students looked at their test scores.
c) Their comes a time when one choose between right and wrong.
d) Their waiting for you.
b) The students looked at their test scores.
Arrange Alphabetically: verbal, volume, void, vital.
a) vital, verbal, old, volume
b) verbal, vital, void, volume
c) verbal, volume, void, vital
d) vital, verbal, volume, void
b) verbal, vital, void, volume
Identify the incomplete sentence.
a) While they were sleeping
b) Everything worked out all right
c) He wept
d) Babies are sure cute and cuddly
a) While they were sleeping
She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ________ on him he called.
a) Yelled
b) Screamed
c) Speak
d) Hung up
d) Hung up
It was a beautiful performance. We all watched her from a balcony in the theater as she danced gracefully across the __________ stage.
a) Massive
b) Stunningly
c) Lonely
d) Misery
a) Massive
The _________ quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house.
Girl
A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours ________ administration.
a) In
b) Of
c) Has
d) On
b) Of
John F. Kennedy was a senator before he ________ president in 1960.
a) Elected
b) Was electing
c) Was elected
d) Had elected
c) Was elected
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep.
a) As soon as the puppies were asleep.
b) Left her bed as soon as.
c) The puppies were asleep.
d) The mother dog left her bed
a) As soon as the puppies were asleep.
Select the sentence in which snake is used as a verb.
a) The cobra is a venomous snake.
b) The plumber used his snake to open up the clogged pipe.
c) You are being a snake when you steal from me.
c) The spy had to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train.
d) The spy had to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train.
In which sentence is the form fast used as an adverb?
a) The clock on the wall is ten minutes fast.
b) The cars on the overpass moved fast.
c) The fast cars drove over the bridge.
d) The batter could not hit the fast pitch.
b) The cars on the overpass moved fast
Which phrase should be moved to the end of the sentence?
The painter decided to use the urn as his subject with flowers on the table.
a) As his subject
b) With flowers
c) The painter
d) The urn
a) As his subject
Make this a complete sentence:
_________ as she watched me from the kitchen window.
I ran around outside as fast as I could
My mom and ___________ went to the store.
a) Me
b) I
c) Us
d) We
b) I
I am looking forward to _________ my birthday party at work.
a) Has
b) Have
c) Had
d) Having
d) Having
The dress _________ you wore at my birthday party is my favorite.
a) That
b) Their
c) When
d) Which
a) That
You ________ on your final exam.
a) Worked
b) Forget
c) Did well
d) Done good
c) Did well
A synonym is a word _________ a meaning similar to another word.
a) Having
b) That have
c) Who have
d) Who is having
a) Having
In preparation for your birthday dinner, I will help _______ the dinnerware on the table.
a) Sit
b) Set
c) Sat
d) Seat
b) Set
Two students __________ their professor about possibility of obtaining good grade in class.
a) Ask/Are
b) Is
c) Was
d) Could
a) Ask/Are
To be admitted to the university, he __________ to make application by May 15.
a) Has
b) Have
c) Might
d) Should
a) Has
_______ you taking a cruise to commemorate your wedding anniversary?
a) Are
b) Is
c) Was
d) Could
a) Are
________ are the very ancient people.
a) The Chinese
b) Chinese
c) The Chineses
d) Chineses
a) The Chinese
The nursing ______ put the band ________ on the wound to __________ on the nurse.
a) Aide, aide, aid
b) Aide, aid, aid
c) Aide, aide, aide
d) Aid, aid, aide
b) Aide, aid, aid
Do you know __________
a) What time is it?
b) What time it is?
c) What is time?
d) It is what time?
a) What time is it?
The accident ___________ if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign.
a) Never happened
b) Would happen never
c) Never would happen
d) Never would have happened
d) Never would have happened
After having robbed the bank, ______________
a) The thief hid at the house of a friend.
b) The police searched for the thief for many weeks.
c) The bank president offered a reward for the thief.
d) The thief’s wife became very nervous
a) The thief at the house of a friend
She went to the party _______ her dislike for the host.
a) In spite of
b) Despite of
c) Although
d) Even though
a) In spite of
He tried to remember the names of all the people ________ were there that night.
a) Which
b) That
c) Who
d) Those
b) That
As we celebrated the start of the evening festivities, our glasses _______ and a toast was made by our host.
a) were risen
b) were rose
c) were raised
d) arouse
c) were raised
Since the factory was destroyed the company has_______ business to do.
a) No
b) Not
c) None
d) Neither
a) No
He doesn’t care for a rap music and ________.
a) Neither me
b) Neither I do
c) Neither do I
d) Don’t neither
c) Neither do I
The nurse asked the patient to choose _________ items from the menu.
a) Eight
b) Ate
c) For
d) Fore
a) Eight
She told her friend that her favorite colors ________ red and blue.
a) Is
b) Are
c) Could be
d) Seem to be
b) Are
If the nurse _______ the patient was going to throw up. She would have brought a basin.
a) Had knew
b) Had known
c) Wanted to know
d) Could be known
b) Had known
If I __________ you, I would leave now.
a) was
b) were
c) where
d) which
b) were
The baby _______ because she was hungry
a) cries
b) cry
c) cried
d) crying
c) cried
The national anthem _________ at the super bowl by Whitney Houston.
a) Was sung
b) Was singing
c) Had sung
d) Sung
a) Was sung
It was important that John ________ his resume immediately. ( It is required that he send the payment immediately).
a) Send
b) Sends
c) Sent
d) Sended
a) Send
The blue whale is the largest animal ________ the world.
a) In
b) On
c) Of
d) At
a) In
Economics __________ my least favorite subject at school.
a) Am
b) Is
c) Are
d) Been
b) Is
When a person finds __________ in a stressful situation it helps to breathe deeply.
a) Oneself
b) Yourself
c) Themselves
d) Itself
a) Oneself
Children generally __________ with others of the same size and age.
a) Play
b) Plays
c) Played
d) Playing
a) Play
Scissors should never be ________ by the handle.
a) Carry
b) Carries
c) Carried
d) Carrying
c) Carried
The child cried, “ I want to do it ____________.
a) Mine
b) Me
c) Myself
d) Me self
c) Myself
The nurse did not think that the symptoms _________ on emergency room visit.
a) Desired
b) Warranted
c) Guaranteed
d) Should have been
b) Warranted
During the storm, the glass in three of the windows _________ .
a) Broken
b) Breaks
c) Was broken
d) Were broken
c) Was broken
He ________ the football games
a) Never almost attends
b) Almost never attends
c) Almost attends never
d) Attends almost never
b) Almost never attends
I am looking forward to ________ on a vacation next month.
a) Go
b) Going
c) Be go
d) Going to go
b) Going
If they _______ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the beach.
a) Know
b) Knew
c) Had known
d) Were knowing
c) Had known
Finishing quickly is not as important as __________ all the questions correctly.
a) Answer
b) Answering
c) Answered
d) Answers
b) answering
Select the sentence that uses “ They’re” correctly
a) The teacher told the student, Put the box they’re.
b) The students looked at they’re test scores.
c) They’re more likely to do well if they study.
d) Most students finished they’re homework early.
c) They’re more likely to do well if they study
Which sentence is Grammatically correct
a) The nurse asked the patient to lay down on the gurney.
b) The nurse asked the patient to lie down on the gurney.
c) The nurse asked the patient to ley down on the gurney.
d) The nurse asked the patient to lei down on the gurney
b) The nurse asked the patient to lie down on the gurney
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) Which one do you want?
b) Pick the won do you want?
c) Whose one do you want?
d) Who’s do you want?
a) Which one do you want
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) The winner was me.
b) It was I who won
c) The runner was her
d) It was me who lost
b) It was I who won
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) He did bad on the test
b) He felt bad about the broken window.
c) He felt badly about being late.
d) When the patient feels badly, give him an aspirin.
b) He felt bad about the window
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly
Before his death at age 82, comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s motto was, “ I don’t get no respect.”
a) At
b) No
c) Before
d) Was
b) No
Select the word or phrase that that is not used correctly
Because I want to go to the movies later, I am going to go to the movies homework now.
a) Because
b) To go
c) Due
d) Am going to
c) Due
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly.
Based on the principals of asepsis, the nurse should consider a sterile packet below waist level to be contaminated.
a) Principals
b) Asepsis
c) Nurse
d) Sterile
a) Principals
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly
He ate for pieces of fried chicken at dinner, and no vegetables
a) No
b) For
c) At
d) Ate
b) For
Select the word or phrase that is not used correctly correctly in the sentence
It was after soon he arrived in the U.S.A that he met the woman who was to become his wife.
a) Was
b) After soon
c) Become
d) Arrived
b) After soon
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
A sentence must always begin with a capital letter but many people forget this simple rule.
a) Must
b) Always
c) Capital
d) Forget
c) capital
Of the many people what she interviewed, she chose the one with the most experience.
a) Of the
b) What
c) With
d) Most experience
b) What
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
Her mother asked her what would she do after she graduated from college.
a) Would
b) After
c) Do
d) Graduated
a) Would
The student ________ for the final exam.
a) Was studying
b) Didn’t studied
c) Studied hardly
d) Would have studies
a) Was studying
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The mail person’s job is to put the envelope’s in every mailbox on the block.
a) Envelope’s
b) Mailperson’s
c) Block
d) Every
a) Envelope’s
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The physician started to perform the operation, but the patient was. To yet completely under anesthesia.
a) Preform
b) Patient
c) Completely under
d) Not yet
a) Preform
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The nurse’s notes in the medical record indicates the patients pain was severe.
a) Notes
b) Was
c) Patients
d) Nurse’s
c) Patients
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The Charge Nurse overheard the nursing assistant discussing the private details of a client’s medical condition a personnel friend in the hospital cafeteria.
a) Client’s
b) Overheard
c) Details
d) Personnel
d) Personnel
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The nurse asked for the patient to choose ate items from the menu that are his favorite.
a) Ate items
b) Patient
c) His favorite
d) Asked
a) Ate items
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The patient was to cold, so he asked the nurse for another blanket.
a)Was
b) To
c) Asked for
d)Another
b) To
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet also fattening.
a) To
b) Cup of
c) Becomes
d) Also
d) also
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The team want to go to the game early for tryouts.
a) Want
b) To go
c) For
d) Early
a) Want
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
After the policemen had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen the purse.
a) Had run
b) Finally
c) Up with
d) Several
a) had run
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The patient’s voice was a little horse and he complained of a sore throat, so the doctor prescribed a throat lozenge.
a) Sore
b) Horse
c) Prescribed
d) Lozenge
b) Horse
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
During the blackout, one of the patients were frightened and screamed loudly.
a) During
b) One
c) Were
d) Loudly
c) Were
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
a) As
b) An
c) During
d) Library
d) Library
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
San Francisco is one of the many cities in the world which have recently been hit by earthquakes.
a) In
b) Have
c) Been hit
d) Many cities
b) Have
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The radio broadcast has heard by almost everyone in the country.
a) Has heard
b) Almost everyone
c) In
d) The country
a) Has heard
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
I will call you when I will get back from visiting my sister.
a) When
b) Will get
c) Visiting
d) My
b) Will get
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The sales man recommended that he keeps his receipt for at least a month.
a) That
b) Keeps
c) For
d) At least
b) Keeps
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
It’s true that children depend in their parents for food, clothing and shelter.
a) It’s
b) That
c) In
d) Clothing
c) In
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The teachers let the students to know that they have an hour to complete the test.
a) Let
b) To know
c) Would have
d) The test
b) To know
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
He already finished studying at an University when he was called to join the army
a) An
b) Had
c) Studying
d) Already
a) An
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
Long before his death, Pablo Picasso had became on of the most important artists in history
a) Long distance
b) Had became
c) The most
d) Important
b) Had became
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The man’s heart attack scared him badly and he decided having a regular check-up from then on.
a) Man’s
b) Badly
c) From
d) Having
d) Having
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
a) That destroyed
b) Tooths
c) Knocked out
d) Ten of
b) Tooths
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
The most important things in my life are making money, traveling abroad, and to live well.
a) In
b) Are
c) The most
d) To live
d) To live
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
There are three things to remember for the test: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Spelling.
a) There
b) For
c) Are
d) And
b) For
Which sentence is Grammatically correct?
a) Gosh, I be ordering a v-8 !
b) Gosh, I coulda have a v-8 !
c) Gosh, I could have had a v-8 !
d) Gosh, I should ordered a v-8 !
c) Gosh, I could have had v-8 !
Which word is used incorrectly?
It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday
Seem
Which word is used incorrectly? The procedure for giving injections were explained throughly to the student nurses. a) Throughly b) Were c) Procedure d) Student
b) Were
Which sentence is Grammatically incorrect?
As I was passing my friend’s house last night, I was seeing that she had a new car packed in her drive way.
a) As I
b) Was seeing
c) Friend’s
d) A new car
b) Was seeing
You should try on many another pairs of shoes before you decide which ones you want to buy.
a) On
b) Another
c) Decide
d) To buy
b) Another
Napoleon Bonaparte was some of the most famous generals in European history.
a) Some
b) The most famous
c) In
d) European
a) Some
He will go to home when his math class finishes.
a) To home
b) His
c) Math class
d) Finishes
a) To home
Their/ There is only one house on the block with a unite picket fence in the front yard.
There
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly in the sentence.
He tried to walks the entire length of the hall by himself but had to call for assistance half way down.
Walks
Replace “ my mother’s gift “ into a pronoun.
Her
Use legal as an adjective…
He is a legal resident of the United States
She was so mad at her boyfriend she ________ on him when he called.
a) Yelled
b) Screamed
c) Speak
d) Hung up
d) Hung up
Which word in the sentence is Grammatically incorrect?
The car that she had seen at the Ford dealer was one that she final decided to buy.
a) Was
b) Had seen
c) Final
d) To buy
c) Final
He thought it was _______ than 3 miles to the hospital.
a) Further
b) Fewer
c) Bigger
d) Less
b) Fewer
The patient wanted to _______ down on the bed, but first she had to ________ her food on the table.
a) Lie, Lay
b) Lay, Lie
c) Lie, Laid
d) Lain, Lying
a) Lie, Lay
Which of the following is a direct object? (Affected by the verb) The nurse helped the patient with the medication.
a) Helped
b) Nurse
c) Patient
d) Medication
c) Patient
The data confirms that the patient is suffering from extreme anxiety, and a tranquilizing medication is immediately required.
a) Extreme anxiety
b) Confirms
c) Is
d) Immediately
b) Confirms
Which of the following sentences is Grammatically correct.
a) The patient and the nurse knew he could walk.
b) While the patient was walking.
c) The patient, the nurse and the doctor were walking.
d) Because the patient could walk, he was allowed to leave his room.
d) Because the patient could walk, he was allowed to leave his room.
Uses “we” and “I “ sentences
First person narrative
Uses “They” in sentences
Third person Narrative
