Unit 2 Grammar Test

Question 1

Define Sentence

Answer 1

a group of words that expresses a complete thought

Question 2

Define Subject

Answer 2

The naming part of the sentence that represents that part about which something is being said

Question 3

What parts of speech can modify the subject

Answer 3

adjectives, possessive nouns, appositives, adjectives phrases, adjective clauses,

Question 4

What is the predicate?

Answer 4

The preaching part of the sentence or the verb part. The predicate does the asserting about the subject.

Question 5

What can modify the predicate?

Answer 5

Adverb, adverb phrases, adverb clause

Question 6

What does a complement do?

Answer 6

completes meaning of some subjects and verbs

Question 7

what are the four types of complements?

Answer 7

Directs Object, indirect object, predicate nominative, predicate adjective

Question 8

what does a noun clause do?

Answer 8

the work of the noun

Question 9

what are the work of a noun that the noun clause can do?

Answer 9

subject, DO, IO, PN, OP, Appositive.

Question 10

What is a Predicate Nominative

Answer 10

a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies, renames or explains the subject “bob is a TEACHER”

Question 11

What is a DO

Answer 11

A DO is a complement that directly receives thea action of the verb or the result of that action.

Question 12

What type of verb takes a DO?

Answer 12

Transitive

Question 13

Define IO

Answer 13

An indirect object is a complement that tells to/for whom or to/for what the action of the verb is done.

Question 14

What is a verb called that doesn’t take a DO?

Answer 14

Intransitive

Question 15

Define Noun Clause.

Answer 15

A subordinate clause acting as a noun.

Question 16

What is an adverb phrase?

Answer 16

A prep Phrase acting as a adverb

Question 17

what is a adjective phrase?

Answer 17

a prep phrase acting as a adjective.

Question 18

What is a Adjective Clause, and what do they start with?

Answer 18

An adjective clause is a subordinate clause used as a single adjective. They start with relative pronouns such as who, whose, whom, which or that

Question 19

What is an adverb clause and what does it start with?

Answer 19

A adverb clause is a subordinate clause that is used as a single adverb. They start with subordinating conjunction such as after, although until, when.

Question 20

What questions does an adverb clause answer?

Answer 20

how, when, where ,under what condition, why or to what extent

Question 21

Name the four types of sentence?

Answer 21

Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex.

Question 22

Define Simple Sentence.

Answer 22

A simple sentence consists of one independent clause, there may be compound subject or verbs

Question 23

Define a compound sentence.

Answer 23

A sentence consisting of or two or more independent clauses.

Question 24

Define a Complex sentence.

Answer 24

A sentence consisting of one independent clause and one or more subordinate (or dependent) clauses.

Question 25

Define Compound Complex.

Answer 25

A sentence consisting of at least 2 independent clauses and 1 or more subordinate clause.

Question 26

What is a predicate adjective?

Answer 26

An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence. “Bob is SMART”