Grammar Quiz #1

Question 1

Specific names of persons, places or things must be capitalized

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Proper noun

Question 2

The subject is stated after the action. Example: Apple is being eaten by the boy.

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Passive voice

Question 3

Overused word has lost it's power.

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Dead word

Question 4

This signals that an idea is complete; the wording stops. Use only between 2 complete sentences

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Semicolon

Question 5

The student's books. The students' books.

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Possessive nouns

Question 6

Always use this punctuation mark after transitional phrases.

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comma

Question 7

Worrying about exams.

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Fragment and dependent clause

Question 8

A phrase or a dependent clause. Example: After the show ended,

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sentence fragment

Question 9

The time in which the action takes place as described by the verb. Ex: I will play tennis.

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Verb tense

Question 10

Subject and verb= complete sentence

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independent clause

Question 11

A form of a verb. Present and past.

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Participle

Question 12

The subject of the sentence must agree with match the verb. Ex: singular subject=singular verb

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Verb tense

Question 13

Used to separate clauses and join two independent clauses (sentences).

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semicolon

Question 14

Person place or thing

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Common Noun

Question 15

The structure of the sentence must contain identical or parallel verb form/tense and phrasing.

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Parallel structure

Question 16

Separates words in a list, clauses, and ideas within a sentence

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Comma

Question 17

Sentence using two or more independent clauses, connected by coordinating conjunctions.

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Compound sentence

Question 18

Used in place of a noun that has already been introduced.

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Pronoun

Question 19

Error: They are=They're, Their=belonging or associated with, and there=indication of location.

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Confused words

Question 20

The subject is doing the acting. Example: The boy eats the apple.

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Active voice

Question 21

A conjunction placed between words, or independent clauses. Ex: and, or, for, but, yet.

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Coordinating conjunctions

Question 22

Punctuation used before a list, or an example. My favorite colors are: red, pink and gray.

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colon

Question 23

Nouns referring to people, groups, countries & animals. Relationship or belonging. Mary's car.

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Possessive nouns

Question 24

Apostrophe before "s" singular. Ex: Dog's bone. Apostrophe after "s" plural. Ex:Parents' rules.

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Possession

Question 25

Sentence in confusing order. After rotting for weeks, my brother tossed out some grapes.

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Dangling participle

Question 26

Transitional words & phrases require this punctuation: however, therefore, for instance

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Comma

Question 27

A before words starting with consonants. An before words starting with vowels. A and an are?

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articles

Question 28

After, for, from, when, since are examples of what type of word

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Prepositions

Question 29

Use of comma to join two independent clauses. Ex: It is five, we cannot reach town before dark.

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Comma splice

Question 30

Example: ours, himself, herself, them, they, mine, my, myself, oneself, it, your, etc.

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Pronouns

Grammar Quiz #1

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Grammar Quiz #1

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