Grammer

Question 1

Independent clause

Answer 1

Gives a complete thought and can stand alone

Question 2

Direct object

Answer 2

Person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb. Answers what or whom after the verb

Question 3

Predicate

Answer 3

Explains what subject does or what is done to subject

Question 4

Predicate adjective

Answer 4

Describes the subject

Question 5

Subject

Answer 5

What or whom the sentence is about

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

Shows location or time

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

Connects parts of a sentence: like, and, but, or, so, nor, for, yet

Question 8

Cliches

Answer 8

Phrase that is overused to the point of losing its meaning

Blind as a bat

Question 9

If subject is singular…….

Answer 9

So must the verb

Question 10

Run on sentence

Answer 10

Is when two complete sentences are written as one

Question 11

What should this sentence say

Him and me went to the store

Answer 11

He went to the store and I went to the store……

So He and I went to the store

Question 12

Affect versus Effect

Answer 12

Affect means to influence or change

Effect means result or outcome

Question 13

Among versus Between

Answer 13

Among: more than two persons or things

Between: involves only two

Question 14

Amount versus Number

Answer 14

Amount: used when referring to things in bulk

Number: used when referring to countable units

Question 15

Bad versus Badly

Answer 15

Bad: an adjective before a noun

Badly: adverb to modify an action verb

Question 16

Bring versus Take

Answer 16

Bring: action towards the speaker

Take: action away from speaker

Question 17

Farther versus Further

Answer 17

Farther: refers to measurable distance

Further: refers to a figurative distance

Question 18

Fewer versus Less

Answer 18

Fewer: refers to number

Less: refers to degree or amount

Question 19

Lie versus Lay

Answer 19

Lie: recline or rest

Lay: to put or place

Question 20

Which versus That

Answer 20

Which: in a normal sentence

That: in a sentence that has a semicolon

Question 21

Who versus Whom

Answer 21

Who: subject of verb
Who’s there or please let me know who will be going

Whom: object of verb
With whom did you go or tomorrow we will announce whom we selected

Question 22

Dependent clause

Answer 22

Does not express a complete thought