Grammar Quiz

Which of the following describes a clause that gives a complete thought and could stand alone as a separate sentence?

• A. nonrestrictive clause

• B. independent clause

• C. dependent clause

• D. subordinating clause

A(n) _____ is a writing error in which a participle phrase modifies nothing or the wrong person or object.

• A. preposition

• B. infinitive

• C. past participle

• D. dangling participle

Pairs of words such as both/and, either/or, and rather/than are known as _____.

• A. subordinating conjunctions

• B. coordinating conjunctions

• C. correlative conjunctions

• D. participles

An adverb is a word that _____.

• A. describes a verb, adjective, or clause

• B. connects or relates its object to the rest of the sentence

• C. modifies a noun or pronoun

• D. names a person, place, or thing

A sentence is written in _____ when the subject performs the action.

• A. first person

• B. passive voice

• C. active voice

• D. future tense

A(n) _____ is a type of dependent clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence.

• A. nonrestrictive clause

• B. restrictive clause

• C. subordinating clause

• D. independent clause

A(n) _______________ is a group of words that act together to convey meaning in a sentence.

An adjective that limits the noun or pronoun it modifies is a(n) _______________.

A(n) _______________ connects or relates its object to the rest of the sentence.

The word to and a verb in its simple present form is a(n) _______________.