Grammar Practice Test
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- Q1A word that shows position, e.g. in, on, over, under, near, throughPreposition30s
- Q2Words that takes the place of proper or common nouns (he, she, it, my, his, etc.)Pronouns30s
- Q3Word used to connect clauses (and, but, if, or, etc.)Conjunction30s
- Q4a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).Idiom30s
- Q5To avoid, shun, keep away fromEschew30s
- Q6&Ampersand30s
- Q7A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. "On the beach"Prepositional Phrase30s
- Q8Combination of two words where an apostrophe is used in place of letters (Don't Can't They're)Contraction30s
- Q9a sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thoughtSentence Fragment30s
- Q10A grammar error when two negative terms are used in the same sentence "I don't have no money."Double Negative30s
- Q11Combination of two similar expressions "Take the bull by the hand" or "not the brightest bunny in the drawer."Mixed metaphor30s
- Q12Repetition of initial consonant sounds. "Roaring River" "Sandra Cisneros"alliteration30s
- Q13A word that expresses action, a state of being or feeling, or a relation between two thingsverb30s
- Q14In a sentence, the thing that does the action. He walks (he is the subject)Subject30s
- Q15can describe a verb, adjective, or adverbadverb30s