MTEL Grammar Terms ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
First Person - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Indicates and "I" or "We" as the subject of the
sentence
Comparative Adjective - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Compares two person, places, things,
or ideas
Adjective - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A word that describes or modifies a noun or a
prounoun
Superlative - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Compares three or more persons, places, or things
Intransitive Verb - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A verb that does not take on an object
Transitive Verb - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A verb that takes on an object to complete its
meaning
Past Tense - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An expression of action that is completed at a
definite moment before the present
Noncountable Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A noun that cannot be made plural via
changing the ending, usually by adding an "s"
Person - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅indicates who is speaking and whether the subject is
singular or plural
Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A group of related words containing both a subject and
a predicate
, Dependent Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A group of connected words that have both
a predicate and a subject but still cannot stand alone
Pronoun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A word that replaces a noun
Split Infinitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An instance in which the words that make up an
infinitive are separated by one or more words
Infinitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The basic form of the verb, usually preceded by the
preposition "to"
Future Tense - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An expression of action that takes place in a time
to follow the present
Phrase - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A group of connected words without a subject or
predicate
Possessive Case - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A noun or pronoun used to show ownership
Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A person, place, thing, animal, action, or quality
Common Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A noun that does not name a specific person,
place, thing, or idea
Relative Pronoun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A pronoun that relates one part of a sentence
to a word in another part of the sentence
Regular Verb - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A verb that forms the past tense by adding "ed"
to the basic verb
Proper Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The official name of a particular person, place, or
thing
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
First Person - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Indicates and "I" or "We" as the subject of the
sentence
Comparative Adjective - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Compares two person, places, things,
or ideas
Adjective - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A word that describes or modifies a noun or a
prounoun
Superlative - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Compares three or more persons, places, or things
Intransitive Verb - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A verb that does not take on an object
Transitive Verb - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A verb that takes on an object to complete its
meaning
Past Tense - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An expression of action that is completed at a
definite moment before the present
Noncountable Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A noun that cannot be made plural via
changing the ending, usually by adding an "s"
Person - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅indicates who is speaking and whether the subject is
singular or plural
Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A group of related words containing both a subject and
a predicate
, Dependent Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A group of connected words that have both
a predicate and a subject but still cannot stand alone
Pronoun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A word that replaces a noun
Split Infinitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An instance in which the words that make up an
infinitive are separated by one or more words
Infinitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The basic form of the verb, usually preceded by the
preposition "to"
Future Tense - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An expression of action that takes place in a time
to follow the present
Phrase - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A group of connected words without a subject or
predicate
Possessive Case - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A noun or pronoun used to show ownership
Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A person, place, thing, animal, action, or quality
Common Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A noun that does not name a specific person,
place, thing, or idea
Relative Pronoun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A pronoun that relates one part of a sentence
to a word in another part of the sentence
Regular Verb - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A verb that forms the past tense by adding "ed"
to the basic verb
Proper Noun - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The official name of a particular person, place, or
thing
