JMC 101 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers
Phase - -Word grouping without a verb or subject
- baskets of laundry
- a source of amusement
-Modifier - -Describes, illuminates, delineates or limits
- can be adjectives, adverbs, phrases or clauses
-Clause: - -Subject + Verb (is a complete thought)
-Dependent clause: - -Subject + verb (but not complete thought)
can be at the beginning or at the end of a sentence
-Personal possessive pronouns - -- its
- your
- their
-Contractions - -- it's (it is)
- You're (you are)
- They're (they are)
-Who Vs That - -Who is FOR people
That is FOR things
-Collective nouns - -are people or things working together as an identifiable unit.
Units are things and always take the relative pronoun that.
-Plural vs Collective - -Plural is not the same as collective. Collective nouns function in a
cohesive way (couple, family, jury, team, troupe)
-Parenthetical phrases - -separating the subject from the verb
- my best friend, along with her three daughters, is hiking in the Himalayans
- Jimmy Fallon, along with other late-night talk-show hosts, has battled for ratings
-The number vs A number - -"The number" always takes a singular verb (is) and "A
number" takes a plural verb form (are)
-Always singular subjects - -= Always singular verbs (Everyone, Each, Neither, Either)
-Either/or and Neither/nor - -The subject closest to the verb determines the verb tense
Ex: Either the kids or the dog HAS to go. Either the dog or the kids HAVE to go.
, -Singular Pronoun: Everyone - -Everyone is a singular pronoun
Ex: Everyone is welcome
-Relative pronouns - -Clauses with "one of the/those...who/that" take plural verbs. The
relative pronoun related to the plural noun.
Ex: She is one of those writers who work best in the morning.
-Subjunctive tense - -When you pair a plural verb with a singular subject
-Subjunctive mood - -is used to express contrary-to-fact conditions, doubts, wishes or
regrets
Ex: If I were the queen of England, I would have thousands of hats...
-Subjunctive Memory Tip - -If you can insert the phrase "but (I/he/she/you are not), you
need to use subjunctive voice
Ex: If she were a princess (but she's not), she would refuse to kiss a frog.
-Nominative Pronouns: (subject) - -I, You, He, She, It, Who, We, They
-Objective Pronouns: (object) - -Me, You, Him, Her, It, Whom, Us, Them
-Possessive Pronouns: - -My, Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Its, Whose, Ours, Their/s
-Pronoun nominative case: - -Use the nominative case for subjects: He ate the whole thing.
The complement of a linking verb: It is she.
-An appositive - -word, phrase or clause that renames or adds info to the word that
precedes it
Ex: We journalists strive for accuracy
-Objective pronoun case - -is used for the object of the verb (me, him/her, it, whom, us,
them)
Ex: The gift is for us. Sam showed me the way.
-Who vs Whom - -Who = He, She, We, They
Whom = Him, Her, Us, Them
-Prepositions take objective case. - -Examples:
Between - Them
From - Her
Inside - Me
To - Him
With - Her
Without - Them
Phase - -Word grouping without a verb or subject
- baskets of laundry
- a source of amusement
-Modifier - -Describes, illuminates, delineates or limits
- can be adjectives, adverbs, phrases or clauses
-Clause: - -Subject + Verb (is a complete thought)
-Dependent clause: - -Subject + verb (but not complete thought)
can be at the beginning or at the end of a sentence
-Personal possessive pronouns - -- its
- your
- their
-Contractions - -- it's (it is)
- You're (you are)
- They're (they are)
-Who Vs That - -Who is FOR people
That is FOR things
-Collective nouns - -are people or things working together as an identifiable unit.
Units are things and always take the relative pronoun that.
-Plural vs Collective - -Plural is not the same as collective. Collective nouns function in a
cohesive way (couple, family, jury, team, troupe)
-Parenthetical phrases - -separating the subject from the verb
- my best friend, along with her three daughters, is hiking in the Himalayans
- Jimmy Fallon, along with other late-night talk-show hosts, has battled for ratings
-The number vs A number - -"The number" always takes a singular verb (is) and "A
number" takes a plural verb form (are)
-Always singular subjects - -= Always singular verbs (Everyone, Each, Neither, Either)
-Either/or and Neither/nor - -The subject closest to the verb determines the verb tense
Ex: Either the kids or the dog HAS to go. Either the dog or the kids HAVE to go.
, -Singular Pronoun: Everyone - -Everyone is a singular pronoun
Ex: Everyone is welcome
-Relative pronouns - -Clauses with "one of the/those...who/that" take plural verbs. The
relative pronoun related to the plural noun.
Ex: She is one of those writers who work best in the morning.
-Subjunctive tense - -When you pair a plural verb with a singular subject
-Subjunctive mood - -is used to express contrary-to-fact conditions, doubts, wishes or
regrets
Ex: If I were the queen of England, I would have thousands of hats...
-Subjunctive Memory Tip - -If you can insert the phrase "but (I/he/she/you are not), you
need to use subjunctive voice
Ex: If she were a princess (but she's not), she would refuse to kiss a frog.
-Nominative Pronouns: (subject) - -I, You, He, She, It, Who, We, They
-Objective Pronouns: (object) - -Me, You, Him, Her, It, Whom, Us, Them
-Possessive Pronouns: - -My, Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Its, Whose, Ours, Their/s
-Pronoun nominative case: - -Use the nominative case for subjects: He ate the whole thing.
The complement of a linking verb: It is she.
-An appositive - -word, phrase or clause that renames or adds info to the word that
precedes it
Ex: We journalists strive for accuracy
-Objective pronoun case - -is used for the object of the verb (me, him/her, it, whom, us,
them)
Ex: The gift is for us. Sam showed me the way.
-Who vs Whom - -Who = He, She, We, They
Whom = Him, Her, Us, Them
-Prepositions take objective case. - -Examples:
Between - Them
From - Her
Inside - Me
To - Him
With - Her
Without - Them
