Basic Grammar Terms
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- Q1Which of the following definitions describes a complete sentence?-a word group that contains a verb and its subject -is used as a sentence or as part of a sentence-a group of related words -used as a single part of speech -does not contain both a verb and its subject-a group of words that looks like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought-a group of words that contains a subject and a verb -begins with a capital letter and ends with an end mark30s
- Q2Which of the following definitions describes a fragment?-a group of words that contains a subject and a verb -begins with a capital letter and ends with an end mark-a group of words that looks like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought-a group of related words -used as a single part of speech -does not contain both a verb and its subject-a word group that contains a verb and its subject -is used as a sentence or as part of a sentence30s
- Q3Which of the following definitions describes a phrase?-a group of related words -used as a single part of speech -does not contain both a verb and its subject-a group of words that looks like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought-a word group that contains a verb and its subject -is used as a sentence or as part of a sentence-a group of words that contains a subject and a verb -begins with a capital letter and ends with an end mark30s
- Q4Which of the following definitions describes a clause?-a group of related words -used as a single part of speech -does not contain both a verb and its subject-a word group that contains a verb and its subject -is used as a sentence or as part of a sentence30s
- Q5Which of the following definitions describes an independent clause?-a word group that contains a verb and its subject -does not make sense by itself or express a complete thought-a word group that contains a verb and its subject expresses a complete thought-a group of related words -used as a single part of speech -does not contain both a verb and its subject-a group of words that looks like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought30s
- Q6Which of the following definitions describes a dependent clause?-a word group that contains a verb and its subject does not make sense by itself or express a complete thought-a word group that contains a verb and its subject -expresses a complete thought-a group of related words -used as a single part of speech -does not contain both a verb and its subject-a group of words that looks like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought30s
- Q7Which of the follow groups of sentences is a phrase?If Milk, eggs, and bread were at the storei bought milk, eggs, and bread at the storeI bought milk, eggs, and bread at the store.at the store30s
- Q8Which of the following groups of words is a complete sentence?Milk, bread, and eggs at the store.i bought milk, eggs, and bread at the storeI bought milk, eggs, and bread at the store.at the store30s
- Q9Which of the following groups of sentences is a fragment?She learned to shoot when she was a little girl.Was the best sharpshooter in the United States.She was in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.Annie Oakley was the best sharpshooter in the United States.30s
- Q10Which of the following group of words is a dependent clause?I get up in the morningwhen I get up in the morningI get upin the morning30s
- Q11Which of the following groups of words is an independent clause?on the porchduring the winteri wear a coatwhen I'm cold30s
- Q12What do you call the following group of words? If the coach puts me inphrasedependent clausesentenceindependent clause30s
- Q13What do you call the following group of words? during the gamedependent clausephraseindependent clausesentence30s
- Q14What do you call the following group of words? the batter struck outphrasesentenceindependent clausedependent clause30s
- Q15What do you call the following group of words? Summer is my favorite season.sentencephrasefragmentdependent clause30s