Grammar Michael Clay Thompson Questions

In passive voice, the subject is performing the action of the sentence. True or False?

Identify the eight parts of speech of the first level of grammar. Choose as many as apply.

Which level is Parts of Speech?

Active voice produces strong writing. True or False?

What are the four usual purposes/moods of grammar/language?

What is the term for the less usual mood that is used when one is being wishful, dreamy?

A helping verb doesn't stand alone. It always has a main verb that it helps out.

What are the two main types of verbs you need to distinguish to help find parts of sentence?

Which voice does the scientific community prefer?

What part of speech expresses action, being, or links a subject to a subject complement?

The ship was struck by the meteor. In what voice is this sentence presented?

What part of speech shows tense/time?

What part of speech are all three articles: a, an, the?

What primary part of speech represents a person, place, thing, or idea?

The meteor struck the ship. What voice is present in this sentence?

What part of speech is used to replace a noun and speed up language?

The ship was struck by the meteor. What is the subject of this sentence?

What part of speech is used to modify/describe nouns and pronouns?

How many levels of grammar exist?

Which type of verb always has a subject complement?

Which is better for strong writing?

What part of speech answers the questions which one, what kind, how many?

Which type of verb may or may not have a direct object?

How many word types (parts of speech) exist in language?

The meteor struck the ship. What is the simple subject of this sentence?