JMC 101 Midterm Exam |Questions and Answers
Verbs Active: transitive - -Verbs have a direct object
-Verbs Active: Intransitive - -Verbs dont have an object
-Transitive Verbs: - -Have a direct object. Ex: She eats vegetables every day
-Intransitive verbs: - -Have no direct object. Ex: She eats only once a day
-Linking verbs: - --Connect a subject to a modifier
-They describe "state of being"
-Forms of "to be" (am, is, are, was, were)
Verbs may be linking verbs in one sense and active verbs in another!
-Linking Verbs connect to a subject to a modifier, describe " state of being" - -Ex: She is
intelligent
-Linking verbs can also be active verbs. It all depends on usage - -Ex: She is in the
bathroom
-To Be: - -is a common linking verb, but also can be active
Ex: She is on her way to class.
-Lay= - -to place (takes a direct object)
Past: Laid
Past Participle: laid
Present Participle: is laying
-Lie= - -to recline (does not take a direct object)
Past: Lay
Past Participle: Lain
Present Participle: is lying
-Gerund - -ex: Singing makes them happy
-Nouns: - -People, places, things (including intangibles, e.g. ideas, emotions)
-Nouns: Common vs Proper - -Ex: president = common, George Bush= proper
-Nouns: can be subjects or objects - -Subject: The doghouse is in the yard.
Object of verb: We painted the doghouse.
, Object of preposition:
Fido is sleeping in the doghouse.
-Nouns: Singular vs Plural and Plural vs Possessive - -Ex: They had one child.
Her children meant the world to her.
Their children's behavior needed improvement.
-Collective Nouns - -People or things working together as an identifiable unit
Ex: team, group, family, Congress, class
Collective nouns take a "that"
-Adjectives - -modify (describe,limit or qualify) nouns and pronouns
Ex: She is a brilliant scientist
-Adverbs - -modify (describe, limit or qualify) action verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
They answer "how,when, or where?"
Ex: He finished the exam quickly
-other modifiers - -Clauses and phrases also can be modifiers
Ex: The business is family owned. We folded a pile of laundry
-subject verb agreement - -The key to subject- verb agreement is identifying her subject
Ex: You are a student or Her apartment is clean
-The antecedent - -the noun to which the pronoun refers determines whether the verb
after the relative pronoun is singular or plural
-Subject - verb agreement: Collective Nouns - -Ex: The class (it) of mostly juniors and
seniors meets every Thurs
A group (it) of weary travelers has arrived at the hotel.
-Ignore prepositional phrases and other material that separate the subject from the verb -
-Ex: The percentage (it) of students who graduate decreases every year
-subject-verb agreement with "none" singular - -None (NOT ONE) of the politicians
ADMITS to accepting illegal campaign funds.
-subject-verb agreement with "none" plural - -None (NO TWO) (plural) AGREE on whether
campaign finance reform is needed
Verbs Active: transitive - -Verbs have a direct object
-Verbs Active: Intransitive - -Verbs dont have an object
-Transitive Verbs: - -Have a direct object. Ex: She eats vegetables every day
-Intransitive verbs: - -Have no direct object. Ex: She eats only once a day
-Linking verbs: - --Connect a subject to a modifier
-They describe "state of being"
-Forms of "to be" (am, is, are, was, were)
Verbs may be linking verbs in one sense and active verbs in another!
-Linking Verbs connect to a subject to a modifier, describe " state of being" - -Ex: She is
intelligent
-Linking verbs can also be active verbs. It all depends on usage - -Ex: She is in the
bathroom
-To Be: - -is a common linking verb, but also can be active
Ex: She is on her way to class.
-Lay= - -to place (takes a direct object)
Past: Laid
Past Participle: laid
Present Participle: is laying
-Lie= - -to recline (does not take a direct object)
Past: Lay
Past Participle: Lain
Present Participle: is lying
-Gerund - -ex: Singing makes them happy
-Nouns: - -People, places, things (including intangibles, e.g. ideas, emotions)
-Nouns: Common vs Proper - -Ex: president = common, George Bush= proper
-Nouns: can be subjects or objects - -Subject: The doghouse is in the yard.
Object of verb: We painted the doghouse.
, Object of preposition:
Fido is sleeping in the doghouse.
-Nouns: Singular vs Plural and Plural vs Possessive - -Ex: They had one child.
Her children meant the world to her.
Their children's behavior needed improvement.
-Collective Nouns - -People or things working together as an identifiable unit
Ex: team, group, family, Congress, class
Collective nouns take a "that"
-Adjectives - -modify (describe,limit or qualify) nouns and pronouns
Ex: She is a brilliant scientist
-Adverbs - -modify (describe, limit or qualify) action verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
They answer "how,when, or where?"
Ex: He finished the exam quickly
-other modifiers - -Clauses and phrases also can be modifiers
Ex: The business is family owned. We folded a pile of laundry
-subject verb agreement - -The key to subject- verb agreement is identifying her subject
Ex: You are a student or Her apartment is clean
-The antecedent - -the noun to which the pronoun refers determines whether the verb
after the relative pronoun is singular or plural
-Subject - verb agreement: Collective Nouns - -Ex: The class (it) of mostly juniors and
seniors meets every Thurs
A group (it) of weary travelers has arrived at the hotel.
-Ignore prepositional phrases and other material that separate the subject from the verb -
-Ex: The percentage (it) of students who graduate decreases every year
-subject-verb agreement with "none" singular - -None (NOT ONE) of the politicians
ADMITS to accepting illegal campaign funds.
-subject-verb agreement with "none" plural - -None (NO TWO) (plural) AGREE on whether
campaign finance reform is needed
