Grammar L to J Quiz

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GrammarL to J Quiz
Hannah Harris and Jacob Kluch Horizon High
School Paradise Valley District, Phoenix, AZ
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This type of verb describes a physical or mental
action.
Action Verb
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What type of sentence is completed with an
adjective?
Adjectival Complement
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An adjective that can function as a noun is
called a ____________.
Adjectival Noun
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What type of clause is used like an adjective to
modify a noun or pronoun?
Adjective Clause
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What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
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What part of a sentence modifies the verb to show
time, manner, place, frequency, and degree?Ex
It is nearly done.
Adjuncts
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What part of speech is formed by adding -ly to an
adjective and modifies the meaning of a
verb?Ex He ran quickly.
Adverb
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What is it called when the words, sentences, and
grammar in a sentence are in alignment with each
other?
Agreement
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What is it called when a word or phrase at the
end of a sentence is repeated at the beginning of
the next sentence?Ex Here, we dont accept
failure. Failure is not an option.
Anadiplosis
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What is the word that a pronoun refers to or
replaces?
Antecedent
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What is the type of noun or pronoun phrase that,
when placed next to another, gives extra
information or explanation? Ex The dog, a West
Highland White, started barking.
Appositive
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What part of speech are the words a, an, and
the?
Articles
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What type of adjective usually comes before the
noun it modifies without a linking verb?
Attributive Adjective
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What type of verb usually appears as a verb
phrase, using more than one verb to portray the
action (also called a helping verb)?
Auxiliary Verb
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What must be done to the first word of a quoted
sentence, proper noun, or title?Ex Rainsford
was shipwrecked on Ship Trap Island.
Capitalization
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What words or phrases, similar to pronouns, point
forward to something later in the text?Ex As
he was unaccustomed to it, Jake found the
pressure very hard to deal with.
Cataphora
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What is the part of the sentence that usually
contains a subject and a verb? It is usually
connected to the other part of the sentence by a
conjunction.
Clause
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What type of noun names a group of things?Ex
The school of fish swam in perfect unison.
Collective Noun
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What introduces a list of items or a long, formal
quotation?Ex The team dreamed of the best way
to end the season practicing hard every day,
giving each other encouragement, playing hard
during every game, and winning the state title.
Colon
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What do we use to separate independent clauses
when they are joined by any coordinating
conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet)?
Ex He did not study, so he thought the test
was hard.
Commas
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What form of adjective or adverb is used to
compare two things? Ex The Nile is longer than
the Amazon.
Comparatives
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What is the part of the sentence that comes after
the verb and is needed to make the sentence
complete?Ex A glacier is a huge body of ice.
Complement
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What type of sentence has one independent clause
and at least one dependent clause?Ex I ate the
meal that you cooked.
Complex Sentences
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What type of sentence is composed of at least two
independent clauses and does not require a
dependent clause?Ex My friend invited me to a
party, but my parents didnt let me go.
Compound Sentence
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What connects words, phrases, or clauses?Ex
like, and, but, when, or
Conjunction
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What are words, phrases, or clauses that are
unclear regarding which element of the sentence
they are modifying? Ex Having trouble
sleeping, the TV helps me get through the night.
Dangling Modifiers
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What type of sentence makes a statement and ends
in a period?Ex My birthday is in December.
Declarative Sentence
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The word the is an example of a(n)
Definite Article
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What are words/phrases that can be understood
from the context of the text?Ex Toms
interview was about to start and he was feeling
nervous about it.
Deixis
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This indicates whether something is near or far
from the speaker or writer and also shows whether
something is singular or plural.Ex Could you
pass me those books?
Demonstrative
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This type of clause cannot stand alone and needs
another clause to complete the meaning.Ex
After their club meeting, the girls walked home
together.
Dependent Clause
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The __________ of a verb is affected by the
action of a verb.Ex She closed the door.
Direct Object
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A ______________ is a word or phrase used in
conversation to signal the speakers intention to
mark a boundary.Ex Anyway, Ill have to be
going now.
Discourse Marker
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This expresses the speaker or writers attitude
to what is being described in the sentence.Ex
Fortunately, we managed to get there on time.
Disjuncts
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What is a series of marks that usually indicate
an intentional omission of a word or
sentence?Ex What should I do this weekend?
Ellipses
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A _____________ clause is a clause in which some
words have been left out.Ex I dont want to go
(to the beach).
Elliptical Clause
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of
different phrases, clauses, or sentences is
called _____________.Ex When I was a child, I
spoke as a child.
Epistrophe
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The history of a word is ______________.
Etymology
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This type of sentence uses, contains, or
expresses an exclamation.Ex Have fun storming
the castle!
Exclamatory
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What person is used in the sentence below?Ex
When I go on road trips, I like to keep my cars
tank of gas full.
First Person
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What are incomplete sentences called?Ex Such
as electrical, chemical, and industrial
engineering.
Fragments
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This verb tense expresses an action that has not
happened yet.Ex I will walk to the park.
Future Tense
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A ___________ is a verb when it acts a noun.Ex
Studying is good for you.
Gerund
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An expression that is particular to a specific
language is called a(n) ______________.Ex He
is pushing up daisies.
Idiom
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This type of sentence gives advice or
instructions or expresses a request or
command.Ex Turn in your papers as soon as you
get into class.
Imperative Sentence
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The words a and an are
Indefinite Article
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These words replace nouns without specifying
which noun they replace.Ex He has one job
during the school year and another during the
summer.
Indefinite Pronouns
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These act as complete sentences
Independent Clauses
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The ______________ of a verb is not directly
affected by the action, but can either receive
the direct object or have the action done for
them.Ex She sent James the letter.
Indefinite Object
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_______________ usually occur with to and it is
a verb that shows no person, tense, or
aspect.Ex I had to go.
Infinitive Phrases
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These words or short phrases are used in speech
to gain attention, to exclaim, protest, or
command.Ex Wait! Whats going on here?
Interjection
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These verbs do not have a direct object.Ex The
guards stood at the front door of the bank.
Intransitive Verb
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This sets off words when referring to foreign
words, words that are being emphasized, or words
that are not common in English.Ex What does
the word persona mean?
Italics
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This is the language used by people who work in a
particular area or who have a common
interest.Ex I need an O.R., stat!
Jargon
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This type of verb links the subject of a sentence
to a word in the predicate.Ex Donna is a
shopaholic.
Linking Verb
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This type of verb is an auxiliary verb like can,
may, must, etc. that modifies the main verb and
expresses possibility.Ex We can find your
house without using Google.com for directions.
Modal Verb
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The _______ of a verb is the manner in which the
action or condition is conceived or intended.
Ex Please provide a copy of your drivers
license.
Mood
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This unit of language has meaning, but differs
from a word because one cannot stand alone.Ex
Breaking a mirror is considered unlucky.
Morpheme
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This term applies to a list of names and/or
termsEx We use the Dewey Decimal System in
modern libraries.
Nomenclature
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This gives extra information about a noun or noun
phrase and has commas at both ends.Ex My
sister, who lives in France, is coming to stay
with me next week.
Non-Defining Relative Clause
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Speakers who do not pronounce the letter r
after vowels in words are called what?Ex Most
of the worlds surface is covered in water.
Non-Rhotic
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This follows and modifies or refers to a direct
object.Ex The school voted Elizabeth class
president.
Object Complement
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This is the study of pronunciation or correct
punctuation.
Orthoepy
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This type of word reads the same back or
forward.Ex He was able to finish the dangerous
race without damaging his racecar.
Palindrome
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This is a balance of two or more similar words,
phrases, or clauses that can improve writing
style and readability.Ex Mary likes swimming,
hiking, and riding a bicycle.
Parallel Structure
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This is a verb used as an adjective that usually
ends in -ing or -ed. Ex The crashing wave
pounded on the beach.
Participle
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When the subject receives the action, you are
speaking what voice?Ex The mailman was bitten
by the dog.
Passive Voice
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This tense is used for past actions that happened
at a specific time, which can be given by a time
phrase.Ex I liked the movie we saw last night.
Past Simple Tense
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Use a _________ at the end of all declarative
sentences, most imperative sentences.
Period
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The three types are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Person
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A simple sentence can be divided into two parts
the subject and the ____________.Ex She wrote
a book.
Predicate
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A word that links a noun, pronoun, or gerund to
other words and show direction is called a
__________.Ex Hes going to the shop.
Preposition
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This is the combination of a preposition and its
complement.Ex She left early to get to the
bank.
Prepositional Phrases
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This depicts actions that are repeated or
habitual.Ex I get up at 900 A.M.
Present Simple Tense
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Use these at the beginning and at the end of a
direct quotation.Ex When I asked her what
happened, she responded, Our car broke down.
Quotation Mark
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The use of unnecessary words or phrases that
express something already said is called
____________.Ex If all of us cooperate
together, we will succeed.
Redundancy
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These are words such as that, who, which, whose,
and whom and can be used to introduce clauses in
sentences.Ex The woman who interviewed me was
very friendly.
Relative Pronouns
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This is an object in a passive sentence that
would also be the object in an active
sentence.Ex She was given the job by the
previous manager. The previous manager gave her
the job.
Retained Object
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This is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses (complete sentences) are
joined without appropriate punctuation or
conjunction. Ex The next chapter has a lot of
difficult information in it, you should start
studying right away.
Run-On Sentence
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This is the vowel sound in many lightly
pronounced, unaccented syllables in words of more
than one syllable.Ex a in adept, e in
synthesis, i in decimal
Schwa
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This is used when referring to someone as
you.Ex When are you coming home?
Second Person
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Use a ___________ in place of a period to
separate two sentences where the conjunction has
been left out.Ex The sun is high put on some
sun block.
Semicolon
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This is a group of words that tells a complete
thought, typically containing a subject and
predicate.Ex Hopefully there wont be a lot of
homework in this class.
Sentence
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This type of sentence contains one subject and
one main verb, as well as one independent
clause.Ex I like coffee.
Simple Sentence
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This is when a word of phrase comes between the
particle to and the verb in an infinitive.Ex
to boldly go where no man has gone before
Split-Infinitive
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This is when nouns and adjectives refer to the
subject.Ex Glaciers are beautiful and
potentially dangerous at the same time.
Subject Complement
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When the subject of a sentence is composed of two
or more nouns or pronouns, use a plural
noun.Ex She and her friends are at the fair.
Subject/Verb Agreement
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This form of a verb expresses the action or state
not as a fact, but only as a conception of the
mind still contingent and dependent.Ex If need
be, you may have extra time on your assignment.
Subjunctive Mood
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This form of an adjective or adverb that shows
which things has the quality above or below the
level of others.Ex Mount Everest is the
highest mountain in the world.
Superlative
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When two near-synonyms are placed in near
proximity, it is called __________.Ex Draw a
round circle.
Tautology
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This is used to show the relation between the
action or state described by the verb and the
time, which is reflected in the form of the verb.
Tense
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This is used when referring to any person, place,
or thing other than the speaker, using he, she,
and it.Ex He decided to go for a run on the
beach.
Third Person
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This is an action verb that appears with a
direct object.Ex He slammed the book down on
the table.
Transitive Verb
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These words are used to express action, a
condition, or a state of being.Ex He plays
basketball.
Verb
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This form of a verb is used as a different part
of speech.Ex We can only learn to love by
loving.
Verbal
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This shows past, present, and future.
Verb Tense
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Use the he/him method to decide which word is
correct and one typically follows a
preposition.Ex _____ wrote the letter?For
_____ should I vote?
Who v. Whom
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This is the omission of the article the or
a(n).Ex This plant grows in sandy soil and
on the edges of swamps.
Zero Article
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This figure of speech describes the joining of
two or more parts of a sentence with a single
common verb or noun.Ex He lost his coat and
his temper.
Zeugma
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