Writing

Question 0

Adjectives:

Answer 0

modify nouns or pronouns

Question 1

Adjectives AND Adverbs …

Answer 1

describe or modify other words

Question 2

Adverbs:

Answer 2

modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs

-mostly end in -ly

Question 3

Good:

Well:

Answer 3

describes the proper noun

modified the verb

Question 4

Bad:

Badly:

Answer 4

describes the noun (adjective)

describes the verb (adverb)

Question 5

Fewer

Less

Answer 5

described plural nouns or things that can be counted

describes singular nouns that represent a quantity or degree

Question 6

Subject Verb Agreement

Answer 6

when the subject of a noun clause matches the verb in number

(singular nouns = singular verb)
(plural nouns = plural verbs)

Question 7

Collective Nouns

Answer 7

nouns that refer to a number of people or things that from a single unit
(audience, stuff, group, crowd)

Question 8

Special Singular Nouns

Answer 8

nouns that are singular despite their plural form because we think of them as one thing
(measles, news, checkers, sports)

Question 9

Pronouns

Answer 9

words that take the place of a noun or another pronoun

Question 10

Antecedent

Answer 10

Pronouns taking the place of other pronouns

Pronouns and antecedents must math in case

Question 11

Case

Answer 11

refers to a words grammatical relationship to other words in a sentence

Question 12

A pronoun that takes the place of the subject of a sentence should be in that ___________ case

Answer 12

nominative

I, we, he, she , they

Question 13

A pronoun that takes place of the object in a sentence should be in the ____________ case

Answer 13

objective

me, us, him, her, them

Question 14

Indefinite pronouns

Answer 14

each, every, anybody, no one, one, either

Question 15

Two or more nouns joined by and…

Answer 15

use a plural pronoun

Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein engaged popular culture in THEIR art

Question 16

Two or more singular nouns joined by OR

Answer 16

use a singular pronoun

Francis or Andrew will lend you HIS book

Question 17

He or She

Answer 17

A singular antecedent requires a singular pronoun

A person has the right to do whatever HE OR SHE wants
*not they!

Question 18

Unclear or Ambiguous Reference

Answer 18

When a pronoun can refer to more than one antecedent in a sentence or when there is no apparent antecedent

Question 19

Verb

Answer 19

The action word of a sentence

past, present or future

Question 20

Shifting Verb Tense

Answer 20

When a sentence describes an event in the past, it’s verbs should be in the last tense

Question 21

Incomplete Verbs

Answer 21

-ing form of verb without a helping verb

is, has, has been, was, had, had been

Question 22

Subjunctive Mood of Verbs

Answer 22

expresses something that is imagined, wished for, or contrary to fact

( was = were)

Question 23

Sentence Fragments

Answer 23

Incomplete sentences that do not accurately communicate an idea

Question 24

Subordinate Clause

Answer 24

A clause that stands alone- it has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete though

Question 25

Clause

Answer 25

Groups of words that have a subject and a verb

Question 26

Independent Clause

Answer 26

A clause that stands alone and expresses a complete thought

Question 27

Subordinating Conjunctions

Answer 27

after, because, once, though, when, although, before, since, unless ... it needs an independent clause to complete an idea

Question 28

Run- on Sentence

Answer 28

Two independent clauses run together as one sentence without being separated with punctuation

Question 29

To Fix A Run On:

Answer 29

Add a period Add a semicolon Use a coordinating conjunction Use a subordinating conjunction

Question 30

Coordinating conjunction

Answer 30

connects two clauses | FANBOYS

Question 31

Comma Splice

Answer 31

an incorrectly use of a comma to separate two independent clauses

Question 32

Modifiers

Answer 32

Phrases that describe nouns, pronouns, and verbs

Question 33

Dangling Modifiers

Answer 33

phrases located at the beginning of a sentence and set off by a comma, that mistakenly modify the wrong noun or pronoun

Question 34

Double Negative

Answer 34

"I don't have no money"

Question 35

Parallel Structure

Answer 35

A sentences words and phrases follow the same grammatical structure

Question 36

Idioms

Answer 36

words, phrases or expressions used in every day language

Question 37

Prepositions

Answer 37

words that express the relationship in time or space between words in a sentence (in, on, around, above, by, with)

Question 38

Prepositional Idioms

Answer 38

(full of, according to, consist of, proud of, next to, tired of, rely on)

Question 39

Accept Except

Answer 39

recognize or receive excluding

Question 40

Affect (verb) Effect (noun) Effect (verb)

Answer 40

to influence result to bring about

Question 41

Comma Use

Answer 41

create pauses, clarify meaning, and separate different parts of a sentence

Question 42

Semicolon

Answer 42

1. Separate independent clauses that are not joined by a conjunction 2. Separate independent clauses that contain commas even if they are joined by a conjunction 3. Separate independent clauses connected with a conjunctive adverb

Question 43

Colon Use

Answer 43

Used to introduce elements and show an equivalent relationship 1. introduce a list 2. introduce a restatement or elaboration 3. introduce a word, phrase or clause 4. introduce a formal quotation

Question 44

Apostrophes

Answer 44

to show possession, contractions and so on