Quiz 1-3 The Structure of Language
A dependent clause has a subject and verb but does not represent a complete thought.
True
A pronoun is a noun substitute.
True
A semicolon is necessary in a compound sentence if a coordinating conjunction is not used.
True
A sentence containing a linking verb also has a subject complement (predicate noun/adjective).
True
A simple sentence can have a compound subject.
True
Adding suffixes like -al, -ly, and -ous to nouns usually turns those nouns into adjectives.
True
Adverbs ending in -ly indicate how or how much.
True
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
True
Introductory participial phrases and adverb clauses are set off from main clauses by commas.
True
Many of the parts of speech may be used as interjections.
True
Of the three clause types, the adverb clause is the most easily moved in the sentence.
True
Prepositional phrases are modifiers.
True
The present participle form and the gerund form are identical.
True
Transitive active and transitive passive sentences both have a receiver of the action.
True
In the Choose... active passive voice the subject acts, but in the Choose... active passive voice, the subject receives the action.
Active, Passive
In what ways can a noun clause operate?
Direct object Indirect object Subject compliment
A complex sentence combines two independent clauses.
False
A coordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause.
False
A noun indicates the action in a sentence
False
A participle, a gerund, or an infinitive may be used as a noun substitute.
False
A sentence containing an intransitive verb has an indirect object.
False
A subject complement cannot be a noun substitute.
False
Adjectives modify nouns, pronouns, and often adjectives.
False
Adjectives modify nouns, pronouns, and other adjectives.
False
Adverbs tell the manner, place, time, and action. .
False
All adverbs end in -ly.
False
An adjective clause modifies an adjective, verb, or adverb.
False
The infinitive functions either as an adjective or as a noun.
False
The present tense of lay is the same as the past tense of lie.
False
Words like because, as if , and although introduce noun clauses.
False
A modifier is a word or group of words that Choose... describes defines repeats another word or group of words.
describes
It is impossible to have an indirect object without a subject, transitive verb, and a(n) _____.
direct object
The Choose... indirect object direct object answers the question "to or for whom?"
indirect object
The auxiliary word which can be used only as a modal is Choose... may does have .
may
he principal parts of a(n) Choose... regular irregular verb are formed by adding -ed, -d , or -t to the present part.
regular
1. Subjunctive 2. Imperative 3. Indicative
1. If I were you, I would take advantage of the extra time you have 2. Use your time wisely. 3. He uses his time wisely.
1. conjunction 2. interrogative pronouns 3. relative pronoun 4. pronominal adjective 5. interjection 6.indefinite pronoun 7. transitive verb 8. adverb phrase 9. adjective phrase 10. nominative case
1. a word which links words, phrases, or clauses of the same type 2. who, whose, whom, which, what 3. introduces adjective clauses 4. a word which is both a pronoun and an adjective 5. word punctuated like a sentence, showing strong feeling 6. indicates an unspecified person or thing 7. requires a receiver of action 8. prepositional phrase acting as adverb 9. prepositional phrase acting as adjective 10. used for subjects and subject complements
1. Future Perfect Tense 2. past perfect tense 3. future tense 4. present perfect tense 5. past tense 6. present tense
1. action completed before a set time in the future 2. action completed before a set time in the past 3. action expected to happen 4. action completed during the present time 5. action completed in an earlier time period 6. action completed in an earlier time period
The objective complement comes Choose... before after the direct object.
after
The direct object comes after an Choose... linking action verb while the subjective complement comes after a Choose... linking action verb.
action, linking
The indirect object always comes Choose... between after before the verb and the direct object.
between
In an English sentence, what does a subject usually precede?
noun and verb, verb and direct object, noun and direct object
Which of the following is not a complement, either of the verb or the subject?
object of the preposition
The principal part which never uses an auxiliary to form a tense is the Choose... past past participle present part.
past
The simple predicate is the same thing as the _____.
verb
The direct object and the subject complement both answer the questions Choose... what where when or Choose... why who how .
what, who
