grammer quiz

Question 1

the structure of language- how words combine to form sentences

Answer 1

grammar

Question 2

correct way of using grammar

Answer 2

usage

Question 3

parts of speech

Answer 3

noun, adverb, verb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, pronoun, interjection

Question 4

person place or thing

Answer 4

noun

Question 5

describes a verb

Answer 5

adverb

Question 6

words that describe an action

Answer 6

verb

Question 7

adjective

Answer 7

words that describe a noun

Question 8

used before a noun, shows place and direction

Answer 8

preposition

Question 9

joins groups of word

Answer 9

conjuction

Question 10

replaces the name, place thing

Answer 10

pronoun

Question 11

express emotion

Answer 11

interjection

Question 12

consists of subject and predicate

Answer 12

clause

Question 13

can stand alone

Answer 13

independent clause

Question 14

incomplete thought

Answer 14

dependent clauses

Question 15

only one independent clause

Answer 15

simple sentence

Question 16

contains more than one independent clause

Answer 16

compound sentence

Question 17

independent and dependent clause

Answer 17

complex

Question 18

two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause

Answer 18

compound complex

Question 19

statement

Answer 19

declarative

Question 20

asks questions

Answer 20

interrogative

Question 21

issues commands

Answer 21

imperative

Question 22

communicates strong emotions

Answer 22

exclamatory

Question 23

used to connect independent clauses

Answer 23

semicolon

Question 24

introducing a quotation, an example, an explanation, or a series

Answer 24

colon

Question 25

used to separate words into statements

Answer 25

dash

Question 26

used to join two or more words together, not seperated by spaces

Answer 26

hyphen

Question 27

used to contain words that need a further explanation or are a group

Answer 27

brackets and parentheses

Question 28

part of text has been left out

Answer 28

ellipsis