JMC 101 Grammar Midterm Exam Questions and Answers
subject - -the actor, a noun or pronoun doing the action or "being"
-what is the key to subject verb agreement? - -identifying the subject (find the verb, should
be able to find the subject)
-What is the subject?
The farmer's herd of cows roams freely. - -subject = herd
-T/F?
the subject is the noun before a prepositional or modifying phrase beginning with "of" - -
true
-What is the subject?
The percentage of students who graduate decreases every year. - -subject = the percentage
-phrase - -a group of words that lacks a subject OR a verb
- into the room
- camping out
- a dozen bagels
-clause - -a group of grammatically linked words that have a subject AND a verb
-independent clause - -stands alone as a complete sentence
- The student rushed into the room.
subject: the student
verb: rushed
stands alone? yes
-dependent clause - -needs more information to have complete meaning- does not stand
alone
- After they purchased bagels
subject: they
verb: purchased
stands alone? no
-T/F? Dependent clauses can only be at the beginning of a sentence. - -False
-(Before they leave), call them a cab.
-Call them a cab (before they leave).
, -modifier - -adds information or further defines an element in a sentence: adjective,
adverb, clause or phrase
-Identify the modifier: The tardy student rushed into the room. - -modifier = tardy (adj
describing the noun student)
-Identify the modifier: I always study in the library. - -modifier = always (adverb
describing the verb study)
-Identify the modifier: The comedian is a source of amusement. - -modifier = a source of
amusement (phrase describing the noun comedian)
-what are the 8 parts of speech? - -nouns
pronouns
adjectives
verbs
adverbs
conjunctions
prepositions
interjections
-who is a relative pronoun referring to... - -people
-that is a relative pronoun referring to... - -things and collective nouns
-adjectives modify... - -nouns and pronouns
-adverbs modify... - -verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
-T/F adverbs always end in "ly"? - -False
-She stood here.
(adverb here modifies verb stood)
-Linking verbs take a/an ____ , active verbs take a/an ___ . - -adjective, adverb
-collective nouns - -class, family, senate, band, jury, team, committee, company,
organization
relative pronoun = that
collective noun = it --> singular verb
-linking verbs - -connect nouns or adjectives back to a subject and describe a state of being
most common: "to be" am, is, are, was, were
other: seem, appear, become, feel, look, smell, taste, sound, remain
subject - -the actor, a noun or pronoun doing the action or "being"
-what is the key to subject verb agreement? - -identifying the subject (find the verb, should
be able to find the subject)
-What is the subject?
The farmer's herd of cows roams freely. - -subject = herd
-T/F?
the subject is the noun before a prepositional or modifying phrase beginning with "of" - -
true
-What is the subject?
The percentage of students who graduate decreases every year. - -subject = the percentage
-phrase - -a group of words that lacks a subject OR a verb
- into the room
- camping out
- a dozen bagels
-clause - -a group of grammatically linked words that have a subject AND a verb
-independent clause - -stands alone as a complete sentence
- The student rushed into the room.
subject: the student
verb: rushed
stands alone? yes
-dependent clause - -needs more information to have complete meaning- does not stand
alone
- After they purchased bagels
subject: they
verb: purchased
stands alone? no
-T/F? Dependent clauses can only be at the beginning of a sentence. - -False
-(Before they leave), call them a cab.
-Call them a cab (before they leave).
, -modifier - -adds information or further defines an element in a sentence: adjective,
adverb, clause or phrase
-Identify the modifier: The tardy student rushed into the room. - -modifier = tardy (adj
describing the noun student)
-Identify the modifier: I always study in the library. - -modifier = always (adverb
describing the verb study)
-Identify the modifier: The comedian is a source of amusement. - -modifier = a source of
amusement (phrase describing the noun comedian)
-what are the 8 parts of speech? - -nouns
pronouns
adjectives
verbs
adverbs
conjunctions
prepositions
interjections
-who is a relative pronoun referring to... - -people
-that is a relative pronoun referring to... - -things and collective nouns
-adjectives modify... - -nouns and pronouns
-adverbs modify... - -verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
-T/F adverbs always end in "ly"? - -False
-She stood here.
(adverb here modifies verb stood)
-Linking verbs take a/an ____ , active verbs take a/an ___ . - -adjective, adverb
-collective nouns - -class, family, senate, band, jury, team, committee, company,
organization
relative pronoun = that
collective noun = it --> singular verb
-linking verbs - -connect nouns or adjectives back to a subject and describe a state of being
most common: "to be" am, is, are, was, were
other: seem, appear, become, feel, look, smell, taste, sound, remain
