Grammar Test 2/18/13

an instinctive feeling or knowledge about something that has happened or is going to happen.

instinctive; known without the benefit of reason.

these include: great, bad, wonderful, nice, terrible, fine, good, awful, and okay.

sometimes a, an, and the are used unnecessarily

which is a correct sentence:
- I called the both of them.
- I called both of them.

which is a correct sentence:
- I like that kind of a person.
- I like that kind of person.

which is a correct sentence:
- She is not that type of a teacher.
- She is not that type of teacher.

fearless

a lack of courage

a word that takes the place of a noun or a noun phrase.  often these are used so you don't have to use a noun over and over again.

example of a pronoun.  Which sentence is correct:
- Mr. Hurshee was eating Mr. Hurshee's breakfast on Mr. Hurshee's way to work.
- Mr. Hurshee was eating his breakfast on his way to work.

the noun or noun phrase to which the pronoun refers is the _____________.

example (what are the antecedents for the pronouns he and it):

Andres kicked the ball, and he watched it fly over Wally's head.

List the antecedents:

Yesterday Gus made tortillas.  He ate them for lunch today.

List the antecedents:

Although she dislikes watching football, Jan reluctantly goes to the game.

List the antecedents:

They finished their essays.

List the antecedents:

After Dunlap and Shelby cut the flowers, they made a beautiful arrangement.

List the antecedents:

Otis had the flu when he ran his first race.

persistent; not giving up, as in a belief

persistence or strong adherence.

place a _________ after the greeting of a friendly letter

place a _________ after the closing of a letter

when you alphabetize a list of names, you use the _______ name first and the _________ name last.  Use a comma to separate the two

morally right

not morally right

these refer to people and things (and also places, if you think of a place as an "it")

type of personal pronoun:

is the speaker: I, me, mine, we, us, ours

type of personal pronoun:

is the person being spoken to: you, yours

type of personal pronoun:

is the person being spoken about: he, she, it, him, her, his, hers

type of number pronoun:

(one): I, me, mine, you, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it

type of number pronoun:

(more than one) we, us ours, you, yours, they, them, theirs

Case- just like nouns, pronouns appear in cases that tell how the pronoun is being used in a sentence.  They could either be uses as a:
___________
___________
___________

having high spirits

high spirits

regretful for an offense; sorry

regret for an offense

put the following (I / Erica) in the correct order:

_____ and ______ were born in Alaska

put the following (they / we) in the correct order:

Both _____ and ____ like the snow.

relevant, connected, or applicable

not pertinent; unconnected

remember when we speak we often pause between words; mot of the time this is due to a ___________.

these begin a sentence, express the writer's attitude about what is being said, or give a request or command.

appear in the middle of the sentence, interrupting the flow from the subject to verb or object.  It can be removed without changing the meaning of the sentence.

similar to introductory or interrupting elements except that they are added to the ends of sentences.

the study of atmospheric conditions, especially relating to weather.

the study of birds

we use commas to separate words, phrases, or clauses in order to clarify meaning or to "make clear" the meaning of our sentences.

Which is the correct sentence:
- To Clark Kent was always a hero
- To Clark, Kent was always a hero

which is the correct sentence:
- Shortly after, the bell rang.
- Shortly after the bell rang.

sincere

to pretend

the study of human speech

an authority in linguistics, or one who speaks several languages.

passion and enthusiasm

passionate and zealous

pronouns are diagramed the same way you would diagram a noun.  Where the pronoun goes depends upon its usage.
Which is the correct word:

Kevin and (he, him) might play soccer.

compound subject or object- when you have a compound subject or object, remove the first part of the compound and read the sentence again to select the correct pronoun.
Which is the correct sentence:
- Sam talks to my brother and me.
- Sam talks to me.  - Sam talks to me.

untroubled and peaceful

tranquility and peace

_____________________- Mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are use to replace nouns and tell "whose".

________________- my, your, his, her, its, our and there are used to show possession.

wise

wisdom

_______- cannot stand by itself; called the subordinate clause; needs additional information to complete a thought.  The often do contain a subject and a predicate but have a word like "if" or "when" before them; if these words are removed, it often makes the clause a dependent clause.

___________- the main clause; expresses a complete thought

___________- these are used to introduce a dependent clause.  They can turn an independent clause into a dependent clause.

using more words than are necessary; word or repetitious

needless repetition

use a comma to separate two or more ____________

able to be satisfied

unable to be satisfied

______- two or more simple sentences joined by a connecting word such as and, or, or but.

________- join two simple sentences to form a compound sentence.  They include: and, but, or nor, for, yet and so.