0102 Basic Grammar and Composition

Read the sentence and choose the word that is one of the 3 articles. George Washington was the first president of the U.S.

the

A sentence is a group of words

that has a subject, a predicate, and makes sense by itself.

Precision in the editing process means a statement

is clear and accurate

Select of wordy expression that best describes the sentence below. They conducted an investigation.

smothered verb

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

"What is on the menu tonight?" wondered Cpl Smith, "Italian foods, seafood, or Asian foods?"

Which word is an indefinite article?

"a" and "an"

Define a clause

A group of words that relate to each other, contains a subject and a predicate, but may not form a complete thought.

Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Anyone can apply for the position.

Anyone

Name the punctuation mark used to introduce a list, but only after as follows, the following, or a noun that represents the list that follows it.

Colon

Which editorial correction is best described by the image below?

Delete

i, you, we, they, and it are examples of ______ pronouns.

Personal

Your focus when writing the first draft should be on

the substance and organization of the paper

Select the grammatical construction that matches the example below. Although the fighting was fierce.

Dependent clause

Identify the correctly capitalized statement or sentence.

Do you know Pvt Ryan's full name?

The brainstorming technique called __ breaks your topic into major divisions, and then into branches and elements to identify general and specific knowledge about your topic.

Fishboning

What is the first step in research?

Identify why you need to answer the research problem.

Identify the nouns in the following sentence: LCpl McClain's ability to accomplish multiple, complicated tasks simultaneously enabled his superiors to focus on other important bs.

LCpl McCain's, ability, tasks, superiors, issues

Which type of sentence should be use to best tell someone how to complete a series of tasks?

Simple

What is one purpose of a written outline?

states your thesis and major arguments

A ___ conjunction joins clauses that are not equal in rank and where one clause is dependent on the other.

subordinating

The purpose of your ___ is to clarify the problem and explain why your topic is imporant.

thesis statement

One way to ___ is to read your essay out loud and listen for awkward pauses and unclear ideas.

tighten your language

yet and so are examples of ___ conjunctions.

coordinating

Neither ... nor is an example of a(n)

correlative conjunction pair.

Present tense refers to an action or state of being that is

currently occurring (okurrr)

A(n) ___ essay provides a written account of an object, person, or experience.

descriptive

A phrase is a group of words that relate to each other and

does not contain as related subject and predicate.

A restrictive clause is

essential to the meaning and is not set off with commas.

Select the adjective in the sentence below. Dressed in his combat gear, the sergeant looked like a formidable foe.

formidable

Pronouns are characterized by

gender, person, number, case

Which of the following matches the definition below? A short utterance that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone.

interjection

The function of nouns is

naming

Which end punctuation mark is most frequently used to separate decimal numbers from whole numbers?

period

Select the grammar construction that matches the words in italics. When placing the ammunition into the weapon, make sure the bolt is in the closed position.

phrase

Which part of speech connects a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence?

preposition

A noun being used in the first person and the pronoun being used in the first person in a sentence is an example of

pronoun-antecedent agreement

Answering the question "Why?" gives your essay a clearly stated

purpose

Select the adverb in the sentence below. The crowd dispersed quickly.

quickly

Use a ___ to punctuate items in a series when there are commas within a series.

semicolon

Subject verb agreement says that if the subject is singular and in the third person, then the verb must be ___ and in the ___ person.

singular, third

Select the prepositional phrase in the sentence below. The company is under the leadership of Capt Johnson.

is under

Identify the correct spelling for the word indicating third person possessive.

Their

Why do you need to proof your essay?

To find and correct typing, grammar, and content errors

Adverbs answer the questions

When, where, why, in what manner, and to what extent.

Identify the conjunction in the sentence below. The Commanding Officer and Executive Officer will return tomorrow.

and

Identify the prepositions and the objects (preposition, object; preposition, object, ect) in the sentence below, Marines deployed as a part of a multinational peacekeeping force.

as, part; of, force

Adjectives that describe a quality of a noun are called ___ adjectives.

attributive

A(n) ____ verb helps another verb.

auxiliary

the four characteristics of nouns are gender, number, person, and

case

To form the plural of nouns that end in y preceded by a constant, you

change the y to i and add es

Which punctuation mark is used to set off parenthetical expressions?

commas

This paragraph trait should be placed near the beginning of the paragraph.

topic sentence

Two techniques for writing your first draft are ___ and drafting quickly.

using your outline

Which characteristic is unique to verbs?

voice

What is the correct plural possessive form for the noun weapon?

weapons'

Adjectives answer the questions ____, how many, or which one.

what kind

Identify the interjection in the sentence below. "Just the thought of playing with Lebron; wow!"

wow