grammar final

Question 1

subject verb agreement

Answer 1

singular subjects take singular verbs

Question 2

phrase

Answer 2

is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain both predicate and its subject

Question 3

prepositional phrase

Answer 3

is a group of words consisting of a preposition, a noun, or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object

Question 4

adjective phrase

Answer 4

a prepostional phrase modifies a noun or pronoun

Question 5

adverb phrase

Answer 5

a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an eadjective, or an adverb

Question 6

participle

Answer 6

is a verb that can be used as an adjective(Sunken)

1. present particples end in -ing
2. past participles usually end in -d or -ed. other past participles are irregularly formed

Question 7

participial phrase

Answer 7

is a phrase containing a participle and any complements or modifiers it may have

Question 8

gerund

Answer 8

is a verb ending in -ing that is used as a noun

Question 9

gerund phrase

Answer 9

contains a gerund and any modifiers or complements it may have

Question 10

appositive phrase

Answer 10

is a noun or a pronoun given beside another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it

Question 11

appositive phrase

Answer 11

is made up of the appositive and its modifiers

Question 12

clause

Answer 12

is a group of words that contains a verb and its subject and is used as part of a sentence

Question 13

independent (main) clause

Answer 13

expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence

Question 14

adjective clause

Answer 14

is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun

Question 15

adverb clause

Answer 15

is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb

Question 16

noun clause

Answer 16

is a subordinate clause used as a noun