Grammer exam Flashcards
A diagram is a graphical look at the relationship of
the …..
words, phrases and clauses.
Noun clauses are used as …..
subjects or objects
Dependent clauses are often called….
subordinate clauses
Adjective clauses open with a relative pronoun….
That, which, who, whom, whose.
locate all the verbs….
the, identify and position their subjects
Decide which subject/verb pairings are independent
….
and which are dependent
Connect adjective and adverb subject/verb to the
words.
Position all noun clauses.
Verbs are words of….
action or being
Independent clauses are….
the focus
Dependent clauses have….
triggers
Gerunds are verbs…
used as nouns. They always end in the progressive
from ending in “ing”
Prepositional phrases must have two portions…
a preposition and an objects
Subjects can be
compounded
verbs can be
compounded
objects can be
compounded
Retained objects
Verbs have two voices….
active and passive
Although applications of punctuation have altered since the 17th century and the art calligraphy has developed multiple styles of penmanship….
The basic structural elements of English have remained the same throughout the history of are English language.
The nine parts of speech are….
Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection and article
Nouns are names of ….
person, places. things or ideas
Phrases as nouns fall into groupings…
gerund or infinitive
gerund always ends with the suffix
ing
An infinitive always uses the infinitive form of…
the verb
the form of an infinitive is
“to be” form
Pronoun are words used in place a….
noun
