WorksheetsGrammar and Syntax - A study guide of Rutherford's study guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
A Noun is...?
A person place, thing, or idea
An indication of what something does
A modification to add specificity
Connect parts of words
What are the nouns in the following sentence?
"The life of Frederick Douglass is exemplary, but in what sense: is he emblematic o the need for legislative reform..."
life, Frederick Douglass, is, emblematic, need
life, Frederick Douglass, sense, need, reform
legislative reform, need, Frederick Douglass
life, sense
A noun can only be one word.
True
False
Gerunds function like a (a) though it looks like a verb.
A pronoun appears....
because less nouns make for better writing
when it shouldn't be obvious what noun it is referencing
to confuse people
on behalf of a noun
is me a pronoun?
Yes
No
is this and is a pronoun?
Yes
No
What are the pronouns in this sentence?
"...regardless of what one (1) prefers, however, one (2) should study for all parts of the ACT."
of, what, one (1), ACT
one (1)
what, one (1), one (2)
one (1), one (2)
There is (a) (a number) functions for verbs
Verbs can only fit into one category: linking or action, and can not be used differently. (ie. a verb cannot be used as a linking in one sentence, then an action in another)
True
False
Explain the equals test.
What is the difference between verbs and verbals?
verbals look like a verb but act as something else
verbals are plurals of verbs
verbals are stronger versions of verbs
verbals differentiate verbs from nouns
What are the adjectives in the following sentence?
"As any successful polemicist will affirm, pejorative diction can have its uses."
Successful
Successful, affirm
Successful, pejorative
Successful, pejorative, its
Adjectives and Adverbs at their core do the same thing (type of target words aside)
Yes, because neither are modifiers
No, because they do completely different things
No, because one adds detail and the other objectifies the details
Yes, because they both add specificity or detail
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
List some conjunctions.
What are the three types of conjunctions we focused on?
Coordinating (FANBOYS), Correlative, timed
Coordinating (FANBOYS), Correlative, conjunctive adverbs
Coordinating (FANBOYS), Correlative, ostensible
Coordinating (FANBOYS), timed, connecting
The coordinating conjunctions in order of the fanboys acronym are (a) (do not add commas between the words, only space.)
Try to name more than 10 conjunctive adverbs
Grammar v.s Syntax. The difference is that the latter is about the analysis of sentences and the previous is about the ordering of words.
True
False, good sir.
