Topic 1 - Common Sentence Level - Grammar

Question 1

the focus of the sentence

Answer 1

subject

Question 2

action word that the subject performs

Answer 2

verb

Question 3

singular subject matches with a singular verb.

plural subjects match with a plural verb

Answer 3

subject-verb agreement

Question 4

two ideas are in the same sentence with no identifiable indicator to separate them

Answer 4

run-on sentence

Question 5

run on sentence that has no punctuation
two thoughts are joined together using no punctuation to divide them
On her first day of kindergarten in the United States, Tatiana cried all day the teacher read her stories to comfort her.

Answer 5

fused sentence

Question 6

a comma is used to divide two thoughts but is not enough to correct the thought

Answer 6

comma spliced

Question 7

1. Use a period and a capital
2. Use a comma and a conjunction or connecting word
3. Use a semicolon (with or without a transitional word such as “however” or “also”)

Answer 7

correct run-on sentences

Question 8

present, past, past participle, present participle

Answer 8

4 main forms of verbs

Question 9

walk, walked, have walked, walking

Answer 9

present, past, past participle, present participle examples of regular verb

Question 10

type of verb that is conjugated in a specialized way

Answer 10

irregular verb

Question 11

when the pronoun does not reflect the number of words it replaces

Answer 11

pronoun agreement error

Question 12

pronoun does not show a clear connection with the noun it replaced

Answer 12

pronoun reference error

Question 13

descriptive words for nouns or pronouns

Answer 13

adjectives

Question 14

1. before a noun
2. after the various forms of the verb “to be”
3. after the verbs “look, appear, seem, become, sound, taste, smell’

Answer 14

position of adjectives

Question 15

1. add “er” to short adjectives
   “her hair is longer than mine”
2. place the word “more” before longer adjectives
   “it’s more gorgeous than when I saw it last”

Answer 15

comparative adjectives

Question 16

1. add “est” to shorter adjectives
   “item is the cheapest”
2. place “the most” before longer adjectives
   “car is the most expensive on the lot”

Answer 16

superlative adjectives

Question 17

describes verbs, adjectives or possibly other adverbs

generally end in “ly

Answer 17

adverb

Question 18

placement of words in a sentence that can cause confusion

“Everyone watched the mystery woman as she entered the ballroom with the mayor wearing a floor length gown.”

Answer 18

misplaced modifier error

Question 19

sentence lacks the modifier that starts the sentence. Person, place or thing being described is missing
“while doing homework, the kids blasted the stereo”

Answer 19

dangling modifier

Question 20

“he walk”

Answer 20

non standard form (pronoun/tense)

Question 21

connecting word

Answer 21

conjunction

Question 22

phrase that has a dependent word at or close to the beginning of the sentence requires another idea to make the sentence complete
“Although I was broke. I invited them out for dinner.”
If the dependent phrase starts the sentence, use a comma to correct

Answer 22

dependent fragment

Question 23

starts with “to” or words ending in “ing” and are usually missing a subject
“Mario studied incessantly for his algebra exam. Aspiring to earn an A.”

Answer 23

“ing” and “to” fragments

Question 24

essential element of a sentence (subject and verb are missing)
“Darren excels in all kinds of team sports. Except ice hockey. He doesn’t like the violence in the sport.”

Answer 24

added detail fragment

Question 25

does not contain a subject

Answer 25

missing subject fragments

Question 26

verb that begins with the word “to”

Answer 26

infinitive

Question 27

kind of words “as, since, until”

Answer 27

dependent

Question 28

words between subject and verb that have no effect on the subject-verb relationship
“The old clothes in the attic reek of moth balls”

Answer 28

prepositional phrase

Question 29

two subjects with the word “and” between them

“Charles and Tania are siblings”

Answer 29

compound subject

Question 30

1. Separate introductions
2. Separate items
3. Separate unnecessary details
4. Separate complete thoughts
5. Separate direct quotations

Answer 30

Comma usage