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Grammar Review!
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Sentence structures, parts of speech, participles, infinitives, gerunds, clauses, etc.
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What is an APPOSITIVE?
adjective placed next to a noun/pronoun to describe/identify
adverb placed next to a verb to describe/identify
verb placed next to a noun/pronoun to describe or identify
Noun/pronoun placed next to another noun/pronoun to describe or identify
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What is a SUBORDINATE clause?
join equal parts
make a clause dependent on an independent clause
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Nouns that end with a consonant and a y add "ies" to make it plural
False
True
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Which is an INDEPENDENT clause?
The blue sky
When she lived in Paris
Following the homecoming game
The ball is round.
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True or False: A dependent clause can stand on its own.
True
False
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Some nouns don't change at all when made plural
True
False
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What is an INTERJECTION?
Person, place, thing, feeling, or idea.
Word that describes a noun
Word that expresses strong feeling or emotion
An action word
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What is the APPOSITIVE in the following sentence?
Yuri Gagarin
cosmonaut
space
person
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Is the following sentence a PREPOSITIONAL phrase, a PARTICIPIAL phrase, or an INFINITIVE phrase?
Participial
Infinitive
Prepositional
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Pick the SIMPLE sentence
The girl woke up and brushed her hair, then went to breakfast.
The girl braided her hair and changed her dress.
The girl braided her hair.
The girl woke up, brushed her hair, and then left her house to have brunch.
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Pick the COMPOUND sentence
Micah tripped and fell.
According to legend, Betsy Ross made America's first flag.
Alberto led for half the dance, and then Jared took the lead.
George fell down the hill, landing on his face.
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Some nouns change completely when made plural
True
False
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What is an ABSTRACT noun?
can not be experienced with the five senses
can be experienced with the five senses
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The following sentence is COMPOUND: I wanted cupcakes, but I got muffins instead.
False
True
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Nouns ending in "s" "x" "ch" or "sh" add "ES" to make it plural
True
False
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What is a COMPLEX sentence?
2 independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction
1 independent clause
2 dependent clauses
1 independent clause and AT LEAST 1 dependent clause
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What is a collective noun?
person, place, or thing
when you collect nouns like a dragon
groups of something
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Is the following sentence a PREPOSITIONAL phrase, a PARTICIPIAL phrase, or an INFINITIVE phrase?
Participial
Prepositional
Infinitive
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What is the GERUND in the following sentence?
king
ceremony
exciting
crowning
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What is a CONCRETE noun?
can not be experienced with the five senses
can be experienced with the five senses
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What is an INFINITIVE?
verb form that can be used as an adjective or preposition
verb form that can be used as a noun or adjective
verb form that can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb
verb form that can be used as an adjective or adverb
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What is the SUBJECT of the following sentence?
Gertrude Stein
home
Gertrude
Writers
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What are the COORDINATE conjunctions (hint: FANBOYS)
for, and, not, boy, over, yet, since
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
for, ack, no, back, orange, yellow, sent
friends always nod back over your shoulder
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What is a PARTICIPLE?
Verb form that can be used as an adjective
Verb form that can be used as a preposition
Verb form that can be used as a conjunction
Verb form that can be used as an adverb
25
Some nouns disregard the "rules" completely when made plural
False
True
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Which nouns change to "ves" to make it plural? (may be more than one, but only have to select one)
nouns that end in fe
nouns that end in o
nouns that end in s or x
nouns that end in f
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Is the following sentence a PREPOSITIONAL phrase, a PARTICIPIAL phrase, or an INFINITIVE phrase?
Prepositional
Infinitive
Participial
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What are the NOUNS in the following sentence?
Greek Mythology, War, Ares, Bronze Urn
Greek Mythology, Giant-God War, Ares, Aloadai, urn
First giant-god war, Aloadai, bronze urn
In, during, first, captured, trapped
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What are the two types of conjunctions (two answers but you only have to choose one)
Subject
Subordinate
Coordinate
Coordination
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What is a COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence?
2 dependent clauses
2 independent clauses
1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause
2 or more independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
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Plural possessive nouns place the apostrophe BEFORE the s
True
False
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What is a phrase?
Related words used as a single part of speech w/ both a subject and verb
Related words used as a single part of speech w/ either a subject or verb
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What is a NOUN?
person, place, thing, idea
shows relative location
joins two clauses together
action word
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Which one is a SUBORDINATE conjunction? (could be more than one answer but you only have to select one)
how
although
why
because
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What is a PARTICIPIAL PHRASE?
Consists of ONLY a participle
Consists of a participle and any modifiers/complements it may have.
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Choose the GERUND PHRASE in the following sentence
Having a part-time job may interfere
Having a part-time
Having a part-time job
Having a part
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Pick the COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence
At this point, a beginner may become discouraged.
People who are learning a new sport begin by mastering basic skills.
One of the most common problems that beginners face is lack of coordination
We bought food at the store, and Ernesto made tacos, which everyone enjoyed
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What is a verb?
a describing word
a word that shows general relativity
a word that describes an action or state of being
a person/place/thing/idea
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What type of sentence is this?
Compound
Participle
Compound-Complex
Complex
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What is an APPOSITIVE PHRASE?
Phrase containing an appositive and its modifiers
Only an appositive. The grammar people just wanted to add another word on
Phrase containing an appositive and a verb
The whole sentence with the appositive
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What is the PROPER noun in the following sentence?
Granny Smith Apples
Granny Smith
Apples
fruit
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Choose the INFINITIVE in the following sentence
is to
ambition is
to become
become
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What is a PREPOSITIONAL phrase?
Includes a preposition, a verb, and any modifiers of that verb
Includes ONLY a preposition and a noun
Includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun, and any modifiers of that noun
Includes ONLY a preposition and a verb
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Choose the PARTICIPIAL PHRASE in the following sentence
seeing itself
looked quite bewildered
in the mirror
Seeing itself in the mirror
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What is a PREPOSITION?
A word that describes a verb
A word that describes a verb
A word that describes a noun
A word that shows relation of a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence
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What is a SIMPLE sentence?
Contains two independent clauses
Contains one independent clause and one dependent clause
Contains one independent clause and two dependent clauses
Contains one independent clause and NO dependent clauses
47
Choose the APPOSITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence
artwork
an Italian painter known for his artwork
Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter
was also an architect, engineer, and scientist.
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Choose the PARTICIPLE in the following sentence
waved
the
smiling
child
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What is a CONJUNCTION?
a fanboy (not the acronym, don't get that confused please)
a conjunction is a conjunction
word that joins two prepositions
word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
50
What piece of punctuation is often used with possessive nouns?
apostrophe
period
exclamation point
comma
51
What is the following object?
abstract noun
noun
football
concrete noun
52
What is a pronoun?
A word that combines with a noun
a word that describes a noun
A word that helps a verb
A word that takes the place of a noun
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What is a COORDINATE conjunction?
join equal parts
make a clause dependent on an independent clause
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What is a common noun?
ordinary person, place, or thing. NOT capitalized
specific person, place, or thing. IS capitalized.
ordinary person, place, or thing. IS capitalized.
specific person, place, or thing. NOT capitalized.
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Pick the COMPLEX sentence
I finished my test.
We finished our test in class, and we are going to go over it tomorrow.
After finishing my test, I listened to music.
Green Day is a good band but they aren't my favorite band.
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What is a COMPOUND sentence?
Two dependent clauses and an independent clause
Two independent clauses joined together using a comma and a conjunction
Two independent clauses
Independent clause and dependent clause joined by a comma and a conjunction
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A simple sentence contains ONLY a dependent clause
False
True
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Time is a concrete noun
False
True
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What is a proper noun?
specific person, place, or thing. IS capitalized.
ordinary person, place, or thing. IS capitalized
ordinary person, place or thing. NOT capitalized.
specific person, place, or thing. NOT capitalized
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What is a GERUND PHRASE?
Consists of only a gerund
consists of a gerund and a prepositional phrase
Consists of a gerund and any modifiers/complements it has
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What is the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the following sentence?
flows through
flows through Paris
through Paris
The Seine River
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Nouns that end in o change to what when made plural?
ves
es
s
they don't change
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Choose the INTERJECTION (there may be more than one answer)
OUCH!
Dog
Black
Whew!
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What is a GERUND?
Verb form ending in either -ing or -ed and used as a noun
Verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun
Verb form ending in -ed that is used as a noun
Verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun or adjective
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What is a possessive noun?
a noun that is possessed and needs an exorcist
noun that shows feeling
noun that groups things together
noun that shows ownership
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What is the VERB in the following sentence?
gathered
the
gather
at
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What is a DEPENDENT clause?
A clause that cannot stand on its own
A clause that can stand on its own
