Download Grammar Quiz 4 Practice

Grammar Quiz 4 Practice
1. What is a preposition?
a word that indicates the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence
2. What is a phrasal preposition?
preposition consisting of more than one word that indicates the relationship of a noun or pronoun to
another word in the sentence
3. What is a verb phrase?
a main verb and all its auxiliaries
4. What is a phrasal verb?
a structure with a verb and a particle that forms an idiom
5. List and explain the seven noun functions.
a) subject – noun about which something is expressed
b) predicate nominative – noun that follows a “to be” or linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
c) appositive – noun that follows another noun to identify or explain it
d) object of a preposition – noun linked to the rest of the sentence by a preposition
e) direct object – noun that receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action
f) indirect object – noun that identifies to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done
g) object complement – noun that follows the direct object and renames or identifies it
6. What are pronouns?
words that stand for nouns; can serve a variety of noun-like functions or as adjectives
7. What is an antecedent?
the word, phrase, or clause for which the pronoun stands
8. List and explain the different types of pronouns we have studied.
a) personal – replace the general or specific names of nouns
b) possessive – show ownership of antecedents
c) indefinite – identify nouns in a general way
d) demonstrative – point to nouns and indicate nearness to or distance from the speaker
e) reflexive – show that the nouns mentioned earlier are involved and completing the action to or for
themselves
f) intensive – add emphasis to nouns or other pronouns; serve as appositives
g) reciprocal – stand in for nouns in a mutual relationship
h) interrogative – stand in for nouns in the formation of a question or introduce noun clauses that imply a
question
9. List and explain the five types of pronoun usage errors.
a) pronoun / antecedent agreement: pronoun doesn’t agree in gender and number with its antecedent
b) pronoun shift – pronoun doesn’t agree in person with its antecedent
c) pronoun reference – pronoun lacks a clear antecedent
d) ambiguous pronoun – pronoun has two or more possible antecedents
e) pronoun case – pronoun is not in the right form for its use in the sentence
10. What is an adjective?
a word or structure that modifies (limits or makes more definite) a noun or pronoun
11. What three questions do adjectives and adjectival structures answer?
a) what kind?
b) which one?
c) how many?
12. What are the nine types of adjectives?
a) proper adjective
d) possessive
b) article
e) interrogative
c) demonstrative
f) numerical
g) indefinite
h) ordinal
i) descriptive
13. What are the three degrees of comparison for adjectives and adverbs?
a) positive (1)
b) comparative (2)
c) superlative (3+)
14. What is an adverb?
a word or structure that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb
15. What eight questions do adverbs and adverbial structures answer?
a) where?
d) how?
g) to what extent?
b) when?
e) in what manner?
h) why?
c) how often?
f) under what condition?
Underline each adjective and identify it as specifically as possible.
PA
16. These
dem pro –
adj
17. Her
poss pro adj
Japanese
haikus
proper
collection
are
harder
than
descript
compar. degree
contains
many
indef pro adj
blue
descript
positive
pens,
the
def art
some
five
numer
of
French
poems
we
proper
them
quite
ancient.
descript
read.
PA
18. On
Jenna’s
fourth
poss n adj
try,
Jenna
was
able
ordinal
to
scale
descript
positive
the
towering
def art
descript
positive
wall.
Underline each adverb; identify degree of comparison when appropriate.
19. Jumping
higher
than
her
less
compar
rebound
but
talented
opponent,
Kim
deftly
grabbed
the
compare
didn’t
shoot
a
basket
immediately.
negation
20. Today
we
dastardly
villains
will
be
who
utterly
successful
audaciously
stole
in
our
our
attempt
beloved
to
conquer
the
mascot.
positive
21. Because
the
boy
carelessly
spilled
his
milkshake,
his
and
later
apologized
for
completely
frustrated
positive
mother
yelled
angrily
at
him
positive
not
showing
negation
patience.
Identify and correct each pronoun problem. Sentences may be correct or have more than one error.
22. In this quotation it shows that Odysseus is a brave man.
pronoun reference: the quotation shows…
23. Jill showed Tina her picture from the dance and then we laughed for several minutes.
ambiguous pronoun: Jill’s picture
pronoun shift: they laughed
24. “The winner is him,” the judge announced, pointing at Fred.
pronoun case: winner is he
more
compar
25. Everybody better remember to bring their flashlights for the campout, or you will be stumbling around in
the dark when you try to find the bathroom.
pronoun / antecedent: his/her flashlight
pronoun shift: he/she will be stumbling; he/she tries OR you better remember your flashlight
26. Rebecca’s ode for the contest won, and she was overjoyed.
pronoun reference: and Rebecca was overjoyed
27. I want to buy a special edition of The Odyssey for Clara and her because those two girls find the death of
the dog so beautifully tragic.
correct: her as object of preposition
28. I hope the English teacher gives us students a break soon, but I really doubt it will happen.
correct: us is the appositive to students which is the IO; it refers to giving a break