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Grammar Unit 2 Test
1: Comma Splices can be corrected several ways. One of those ways is...
Adding a verb
Adding a second subject
Inserting a semicolon between clauses
Another comma
2: What is a clause?
The action in a sentence
A set of words that is complete in itself
A word that describes
A group of words that includes a subject and a verb
3: Which of the following sentences contains a non-restrictive clause?
My mother, who is a realtor, works very hard.
The ship was huge, and its mast stood eighty feet high.
The dog barked, and then he went after the cat.
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page
4: An independent clause...
Always contains a comma
Is always complex
Can stand alone as a sentence
Needs a main clause to make sense
5: There are two ways a fragment can be corrected. One of these is to rewrite it as a complete sentence. The other is...
Combine the fragment with a subordinate clause
Find the sentence's verb
Find the sentence's subject
Combine the fragment with a main clause
6: When should you always capitalize a word?
When it comes at the start of a paragraph
If it is a verb
When it comes at the beginning of a sentence
If it is a personal pronoun
7: Historical events are always capitalized. So are historical...
papers, issues, ways
eras, eons, times
times, days, years
documents, periods, movements
8: Common nouns as parts of _________ _________ are always capitalized.
descriptive nouns
proper nouns
right nouns
personal nouns
9: All words in a title or a subtitle should be capitalized except...
articles, conjunctions, prepositions
adverbs, articles, modifiers
modifiers, articles, conjunctions
nouns, adjectives, verbs
10: Typing in all capital letters online is considered acceptable.
False
True
11: When should a comma NOT come before a conjunction?
When the conjunction is HOWEVER
When the conjunction links a pair of words, phrases, or subordinate clauses
When the conjunction falls at the end of a sentence
When the conjunction is OR
12: Never use a comma to separate what two things?
subject and verb
adverb and conjunction
conjunction and main clause
verb and adjective
13: Commas should be placed around non-restrictive clauses.
False
True
14: An absolute phrase...
modifies an absolute verb in the sentence
modifies a subordinate clause
modifies a noun in the sentence
modifies the whole main clause of a sentence
15: Use a semicolon between clauses that are not connected by ____________.
conjunctions
adverbs
apostrophes
commas
16: Do not use a semicolon between a main clause and a ___________ ______________.
independent clause
subordinate link
non-restrictive clause
subordinate element
17: However is an example of what type of word?
a conjunctive adjective
a noun
a conjunctive adverb
a conjunction
18: What kinds of words do NOT use an apostrophe to show possession?
personal pronouns
specific nouns
descriptors
adverbs
19: The words it's, can't, and you're are all examples of possessive pronouns.
False
True
20: A complex sentence contains...
two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
one dependent clause and at least three independent clauses
one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
two independent clauses