Grammar
Mark all the elements of determiners that are present in the following phrase—"my next cl
Possessive Pronoun, numbers
In the following noun phrase, "the sum of cats"-- what is the main noun
Sum
In the following noun phrase, "the sum of the cat's worth"-- what is the main noun:
Sum
marke all the parts of the verb phrase present in the following sentence ' I should have been reading my homework. but I was watching TV.'
TENSE MODAL PERFECTIVE PROGRESSIVE MV
Mark all the parts of the VERB PHRASE present in the following sentence- 'I was looking up the passage way"
TENSE PROGRESSIVE MV
. True/False: "Who" and "Whom" differ in how they are used: "who": is used when the pronoun is the subject of the phrase.
TRUE
Reduced clauses use the word "to" to remove tense from a sentence and therefore remove the subject of the sentence as in: Dieters know [they] [should] avoid fatty foods Dieters know to avoid fatty foods.
TRUE
She wrote the book on my coffee table, can mean both (1) she wrote a book about my coffee table, and (2) she sat at my coffee table while she wrote a book about cats.
TRUE
WE COMBINED SENTENCES BY TURNING ONE SENTENCE INTO A PHRASE THAT THEN ENTERS THE SECOND SENTENCE
TRUE
Descriptive grammar is not concerned with whether or not a phrase or sentence is "socially correct" T or F
True......
The author's friend Joe thought that the Virgin Mary had started a fire in a monestary. T or F
True......
The verb found in the sentence " Geraldo found Oprah an interesting guest" is which kind of verb
Vc (two place transitive verb consider)
5. The verb "found" in the sentence "Geraldo found Oprah an interesting guest" is which kind of v
Vc (two-place transitive verb: cons
the verb 'makes' in the sentence "the interenet makes everyone equal' is which kind of verb
Vc two place transitive verb consider
The verb "found" in the sentence "The doorman found Oprah a cab" is which kind of ve
Vg (two-place transitive verb: gi
which of the six verb types is 'e-mailed' in sentence 'I e-mailed you an attachement'?
Vg verb give
The verb "rested" in the sentence "God rested on the seventh day" is which kind
Vi (intransit
The verb "racism" in the sentence "Racism remains in our society" is which kind of
Vi (intransitive
the verb rested in the sentencec "god rested on the seventh day' is which kind of verb
Vi intransitvie verb
The verb 'become' in the sentence 'some revellious teens become runaways' is which kind of verb
Vl linking verb
Which of the following are preposistions? (Select all that apply) a. 'in lieu of' b. lingering c. after d. very e. from
a., c., e......
Morenberg is concerned with what kinds
common proper
Which of the following test always helps us decide that we have an adverb (select multiple) a. We can add "-s" to the end of the word b. We can add 'can' to the sentence. c. we can add ' -ly to the end of the word d. none of the above
d
(1) Non-restrictive modifiers are required to complete the meaning of the sentence.
false
(1) Non-restrictive modifiers tell us that the thing we are modifying is one example of several things, (i.e. we have more than one and the modifier is telling us which one we are talking about).
false
(1) The following sentence -"To turn a doorknob can be difficult for arthritics."--is made up of (1) "Arthritics turn a doorknob." and (2) "This can be difficult for arthritics." by using a gerund
false
(1) The following sentence --That some TV reporters are silly occurred to the vice president.--uses a relative clause to replace "this" in the following sentence--This occurred to the vice president.
false
. The sentence: "It is remarkable that Barbie has sold well for decades."--uses a relative clause to explain which Barbie we are talking about.
false
. True/False: "Who" and "Whom" differ in how they are used: "who": is used when the pronoun is the subject of the phrase.
false
. True/False: Embedded adjective clauses are separated from the MATRIX Clause with commas, as in: "The lawnmower, which is broken, is in the garage."
false
. True/False: Moving a relative clause to the front of the sentence makes that relative clause the subject of the sentence.
false
5. "WH- Questions" are questions you can answer with "yes" or "
false
According to morenberb. English has three tenses (1) the past, (2) the present, and (3) and the future
false
LSE 9. PASSIVE sentences change the SUBJECT into an
false
Relative Clauses are made by adding Pronominal THAT to the beginning of the sentence, and then act like ADJ Phrases.
false
Tense tells us when an event occurs in time. for example. ' I will play baseball' tells us that the plyaying of baseball is in the future became of the future tense marker WILL
false
The difference between a definite and indefinite article has to do with the noun it is modifying; indefinite articles tell us that the noun in question is already known by both the speaker and the
false
The longer and more difficult a sentence is, the more important it is to diagram it; it help9s us understand the meaning of the sentence.
false
The longer and more difficult a sentence is, the more important it is to diagram it; it helps us understand the meaning of the
false
The possessive pronoun "it's" if the third person singular form of "his
false
The sentence; " I would have called you already' is in the past tense because of the -ed on the end of the verb 'called'
false
True/False: "He, she and it" are all examples of relative pronouns.
false
True/False: "Pamela wrote the book in my living room"--means Pamela was sitting in my living room when she wrote her book.
false
True/False: "The refrigerator in the center of the nursery is filled with baby formula." is made from these two sentences: (a) "The refrigerator is in the center of the nursery." and (b) "The nursery is filled with baby formula."
false
True/False: The following sentence: "Elephants are complex social animals that feel compassion." is made up of (a) Elephants are complex social animals. (b) Complex social animals feel compassion.
false
True/False: Using a conjunction like "and" is the same as combining clauses with a relative pronoun.
false
UE 8. "Who" and "Whom" can be used interchan
false
WH- clauses only function as noun phrases.
false
When English speakers add a new noun like email to our language, this violates our rule against creating new members of a CLOSED CLASS of words T or F
false
Mark all the elements of determiners that are present in the following phrase—"Stephen Jay Gould's last
numbers
Multiple Answer: What is/are the reduced relative clauses in the following sentence: "The students protesting the new dorm rules assembled on the steps."
protesting the new dorm rules
Multiple Answer: What is/are the reduced relative clauses in the following sentence: "Foreigners traveling in Russia should drink bottled water."
traveling in Russia
"Yes/No Questions" are questions you can answer with "yes" or "no"
true
(1) Non-restrictive modifiers are set off with comma.
true
(1) The following sentence -"A mother bird will attempt to distract predators from her nest."--is made up of (1) "A mother bird will do this." and (2) "A mother bird distracts predators from her nest."
true
(1) The following sentence --That some TV reporters are silly occurred to the vice president.--uses a THAT clause to replace "this" in the following sentence--This occurred to the vice president.
true
(1) The following sentence --To turn a doorknob can be difficult for arthritics--is made up of (1) Arthritics turn a doorknob. and (2) This can be difficult for arthritics. by using an infinitive.
true
. By making a "Yes/No Questions"—you move part of the verb phrase to the front of the sentenc
true
. The sentence: "Chinese cooks claim that snake meat keeps you warm in winter."--is made from these two sentences (1) Chinese cooks claim this. (2) Snake meat keeps you warm in the winter,
true
4. When we don't have a MODAL or Have or BE in the main verb phrase, we add DO to the verb phrase to carry TEN
true
Adding Grammatical THAT to the beginning of a sentence turns that sentence into a NOUN PHRASE.
true
E 7. "WH- Questions" are "YES/NO Questions"—in that they move the tense to the front of the sentence, but then they replace a noun phrase and move that to the front of the "YES/NO Qu
true
LSE 10. PASSIVE sentences move the OBJECT to the front of the
true
Pronouns "his" and "her" are singular, and the pronoun "their" is plural, therefore "Each person on the committee is giving the chairperson their solemn promise for cooperation." is considered non-standard
true
Relative Clauses are made by replacing a co-indexed noun phrase with a Pronominal THAT and then moving that THAT to the beginning of the sentence.
true
TENSE is what tells us that the VERB is either "completed' or "continuing"
true
The importance of the verb in a sentence is that it assigns roles to slots so that we can determine the structure of a sentence
true
To make a negative sentence, you add "not" after the first auxiliary word in the main verb phrase.
true
True/False: "The refrigerator in the center of the nursery is filled with baby formula." is made from these two sentences: a) "The refrigerator is in the center of the nursery." and (b) "The refrigerator is filled with baby formula."
true
True/False: All reduced clauses begin as full sentences , but them we remove redundant information.
true
True/False: No matter how long the sentence, no matter how many words it contains, it is really only one of the six kinds of sentences from chapter 2, but contains OTHER SENTENCES, now acting as phrases, in the slots.
true
True/False: The following sentence "My uncle who is rich lives in New York City." is made up of the following sentence: (a) "My uncle lives in New York City." and (b) "My uncle is rich."
true
True/False: We can think of a relative clause as an adjective phrase that acts like the last name of a person, because the relative clause tells us WHICH noun we are defining.
true
True/False: We combine clauses for efficiency.
true
True/False: When a second sentence is turned into a restrictive clause it acts like an adjective phrase (clause) modifying that first noun.
true
We use the same idea to make a WH-clause as we do to make a relative clause: replace a noun phrase and then move the pronoun to the beginning of that sentence.
true
doing grammar defines 6 different kinds of sentences because there are 6 different kinds of verbs
true
6. "WH- Questions" use INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS to replace a noun phrase in the declarative sent
ture
. Multiple Answer: What is/are the reduced clauses in the following sentence: " The refrigerator in the center of the nursery is filled with baby formula ."
"in the center"
morenberg defines a sentence as...
A verb and its slots
Mark all the elements of determiners that are present in the following phrase—"some of the first places
Article Numbers Prear
Which of the following test always helps us decide that we have a verb (Select all that apply) a. We can add "-s" to the end of the word b. We can add 'can' to the sentence. c. we can add ' -ly to the end of the word d. none of the above
B?
The verb "is" in the sentence "autism is a mystery' is which kind of verb
BE (Be verb)
The sentence: "It is remarkable that Barbie has sold well for decades."--is made of which other sentences:
Barbie has sold well for decades. It is remarkable. That Barbie has sold well for decades is remarkable. Gets changed to It is remarkable that....with extraposition—right from book page 187
Which of the following parts of speech is a closed class? a. Nouns b. Adverbs c. Prepositions d. Verbs e. Adjectives
C. Prepositions.....
. Proper nouns are used only to indicate a particular person, place or thing, like Pope Franci
False
Studying grammar improves your writing by emphasizing correctness T or F
False?
We define parts of speeh by the meaning of the word; for example, a noun is a noun because it names a person, place, or thing. T or F
False?
We make sense of what we are saying or reading by understanding the words involved; as long as we know the meaning of the words in the sentence, we can understand the sentence. T or F
False?
. Multiple Answer: The main sentence, without any embedded clauses, in the following sentence: "Foreigners traveling in Russia should drink bottled water" is...
Foreigner should drink bottled water
Mark all of the MV (past) below
I have walked home I walked home I could have walked home
Mark all of the MV (Present) Below
I will be dancing when the music starts I can dance really well I have danced a lot in the past month I want to dance tomorrow
(1) The sentence: "Julie bakes her mother's rhubarb pie, using safflower oil in the crust instead of Crisco"—is made of
Julie bakes her mother's rhubarb pie. Julie uses safflower oil in the crust instead of Crisco.
