Grammar Test

3. A word that expresses action or a state of being
8. A word that names a person place thing or idea
10. A single noun made up of two or more words (e.g., greenhouse, mother-in-law, Grand Canyon).
11. Works with a main verb to create a verb phrase and express tense or mood (e.g., has, been, might, will).
12. Refers to a person or thing that is not specific (e.g., everyone, someone, neither, each, many).
13. A grammatical error occurring when two independent clauses are joined by only a comma without a conjunction.
14. Noun A noun that names a group of people or things (e.g., jury, faculty, flock).
17. A specific name that is always capitalized (e.g., Atlanta, Dr. Smith).
21. A word used to join words or groups of words
23. A general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., city, scientist).
24. A single word used to connect parts of a sentence that are of equal weight (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
25. Introduces a subordinate clause and connects it to an antecedent (e.g., who, whom, whose, which, that).
26. The specific noun (or group of words) to which a pronoun refers.
28. A noun that shows ownership, usually marked by an apostrophe (e.g., dancer’s, boss’s, dogs’).

1. Ends in -self or -selves and refers back to the subject of the sentence (e.g., himself, themselves).
2. Expresses physical or mental activity (e.g., kick, believe, calculate).
4. Introduces a subordinate clause and joins it to an independent clause (e.g., because, although, if, provided that).
5. Points out a specific person, place, or thing (this, that, these, those).
6. A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (Answers: How? When? Where? To what extent?).
7. Pairs of conjunctions used together to join words or groups of words (e.g., neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also).
9. The combination of a main verb and one or more helping verbs (e.g., might have been practicing).
15. A noun naming something that can be touched, seen, heard, smelled, or tasted (e.g., desk, apple).
16. Refers to the one speaking (I), the one spoken to (you), or the one spoken about (he, she, it, they).
18. Connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes it (e.g., be, seem, remain, become, smell).
19. A noun naming a quality, state, or idea that cannot be perceived by the five senses (e.g., courage, tenacity, integrity).
20. A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
22. A word used to describe a noun or pronoun or to give it more specific meaning (Answers: What kind? Which one? How many?).
27. A word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.