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Grammar Flashcards

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Which prefix means ‘against’? Give some examples.

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Anti-.

Antiseptic (against sepsis).
Antisocial (against society).

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Which prefix means ‘not’ or ‘opposite’? Give some examples.

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Dis-.

Disappear (not appearing).
Disbelief (not believing).

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What is the indirect object?

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The object of a sentence that receives the direct object.

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What is the passive voice?

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One of two grammatical voices in English (and French, German, etc. but not Ancient Greek). It makes the object the focus of the sentence.

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What is the indirect object in this sentence?

Paula passed her father the parcel.

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‘her father’.

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What is the indirect object in this sentence?

He baked her a plate of cookies.

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‘her’.

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What is the indirect object in this sentence?

Shall I tell the children a story?

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‘the children’.

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Is this sentence in the active or passive voice? Rewrite it in the alternative voice.

The mat was sat on by the cat.

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Passive.

The cat sat on the mat.

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Is this sentence in the active or passive voice? Rewrite it in the alternative voice.

The song was written by me.

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Passive.

I wrote the song.

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Is this sentence in the active or passive voice? Rewrite it in the alternative voice.

Charles kicked the ball.

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Active.

The ball was kicked by Charles.

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Which Germanic prefix means ‘before’? Give some examples.

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Fore-.

Forecast (before actual ‘casting’).
Foreground (before (main) ground).

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Which prefix means ‘between’? Give some examples.

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Inter-.

Interlude (literally ‘between play’).
Intermission (literally ‘send between’).

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Which prefix means ‘bad’? Give some examples.

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Mal-.

Malformed (badly formed)
Malnutrition (‘bad nutrition’, i.e. lack of nutrition)

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Which prefix means ‘wrong’? Give some examples.

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Mis-.

Misinformed (wrongly informed)
Mistrust (having trust in the wrong thing)

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Which prefix means ‘after’? Give some examples.

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Post-.

Postgraduate (after graduation from university)
Postwar (after war)

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Which Latinate prefix means ‘before’? Give some examples.

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Pre-.

Prehistoric (before written history)
Precondition (literally ‘before condition’; it means something that must occur before other things can)

17
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Which prefix means ‘again’? Give some examples.

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Re-.

Reassert (to assert again)
Review (literally ‘to view again’, i.e. to check over again)

18
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Which prefix means ‘half’? Give some examples.

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Semi-.

Semicircle (half a circle)
Semi-detached (half-attached)

19
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Which prefix means ‘under’? Give some examples.

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Sub-.

Submarine (under the sea)
Subpar (below standard)

20
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Which prefix means ‘across’? Give some examples.

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Trans-.

Transatlantic (across the Atlantic)
Transfer (literally ‘to carry across’)

21
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What is a restrictive clause? Give an example.

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Clauses that are essential for meaning; therefore, they have no commas.
e.g. ‘The teacher that won the lottery retired yesterday.’

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What is a non-restrictive clause? Give an example.

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Non-essential clauses with extra information. They are usually bound by commas.

Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, wrote many masterpieces.

23
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What are the main uses for colons? how many are there?

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Three.

To introduce an item or list.
Between main clauses where the first introduces the second.
For emphasis.

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What are the rules for using speech marks?

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They must surround the spoken words.
There must always be a punctuation mark before the final speech marks.
Place a comma after you name the speaker.
A change of speaker necessitates a new paragraph to avoid confusion.

25
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Does this sentence contain a restrictive or non-restrictive clause? Does it contain either?

The teacher who won the lottery retired yesterday.

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Restrictive: ‘who won the lottery’

26
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Does this sentence contain a restrictive or non-restrictive clause? Does it contain either?

All students who work hard will do well.

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Restrictive: ‘who work hard’

27
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Does this sentence contain a restrictive or non-restrictive clause? Does it contain either?

The car that I want is out of my price range.

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Restrictive: ‘that I want’

28
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Does this sentence contain a restrictive or non-restrictive clause? Does it contain either?

Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, wrote many masterpieces.

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Non-restrictive: ‘who was born in 1564’

29
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Does this sentence contain a restrictive or non-restrictive clause? Does it contain either?

The dog, who lives across the street, won first prize in the local competition.

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Non-restrictive: ‘who lives across the street’

30
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Does this sentence contain a restrictive or non-restrictive clause? Does it contain either?

Lily was sick after drinking too much Lucozade.

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Neither.

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