Exam 8: Simplified Study of Grammar

A(n) ________ stands in place of a noun.

A(n) ___________ joins or connects words, phrases, or clauses; it is either coordinating or subordinating.

In the passive form, the subject is acted upon.

A(n) ________ is the name of a person, place thing, idea, or quality.

Identify the part of speech of the between brackets words: a. At 2300 hours, (the) officer placed the suspect under arrest. b. I received a radio call of a suspicious person (at) 2200 Main Street. c.( I) noted that there was damage to the rear driver's side door. d. The suspect (said) that he did not own the car. e. Thompson stated that he was going to turn himself in (on) Thursday.

In report writing, passive verbs are preferred over active verbs.

A(n) __________ modifies or limits a verb or adjective, and is sometimes an intensifier.

____________ are independent words used to express strong feeling or emotion and should be used only in a direct quotation.

Sometimes, the same word will be used as a preposition in one sentence and as a subordinating adjective in another.

A(n) __________ modifies or limits a noun or pronoun.

In the above sentences, put Arch to the complete subject once and put Arch to the complete predicate twice. a. At 2300 hours, the officer placed the suspect under arrest. b. I received a radio call of a suspicious person at 2200 Main Street. c. I noted that there was damage to the rear driver's side door. d. The suspect said that he did not own the car. e. Thompson stated that he was going to turn himself in on Thursday.

A dependent clause contains a subject and predicate but is not able to stand alone.

You can investigate grammar the same way you investigate a case---who did what and to whom, when, where, and how.

The prepositional phrase consists of a preposition plus its object and may include modifiers of this object.

"To," "in," "on," "between," "among," "with," "of," "after," and "under" are examples of _______________________.

A(n) ____________ shows the relationship, often of space or time, between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.

A(n) _____________ clause contains a subject and a predicate and is able to stand alone.