My Test

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Final Exam

Please select the correct answer

1. General name for a person, place, thing, or idea (example: town, man, movie.) proper nouncommon noun verb adverb
2. A speceific person, place, thing, or idea (Myranda, Mississippi, The University of Southern Mississippi) common nounverb adjective proper noun
3. modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb adjectivenoun adverb verb
4. an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion...example: OUCH! interjectionverb adverb adjective
5. something that joins or connects...example: I am coming to the play, BUT I have to finish cleaning my room first. verbconjucntion noun interjection
6. Helps the main verb express action or a state of being...example: He IS watching television. helping verblinking verb adverb verb
7. A verb that does not show action but connects the subject with a word in the predicate...example: During the afternoon, my cats ARE content to nap on the couch. linking verbaction verb helping verb adverb
8. A verb that expresses either physical or mental activity...example: The pearl diver PRIED the oyster open. action verbhelping verb linking verb adverb
9. A verb form that functions as a noun or auxiliary verb, created by the word to followed by the verb ("to leave") infinitiveverb gerund adverb
10. A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun (They don't enjoy my singing.) infinitiveverb gerund noun
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Final Exam

1. A verb form that usually ends in -ing or -ed and serves as an adjective (The burning log fell off the fire. Children interested in music develop strong intellectual skills.) participlegerund infinitive verb
2. A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought...example: Some students like to study in the mornings. simple sentencecompoud sentence complex sentence verb
3. A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when...example: After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies. complex sentencesimple sentence compund sentence no answer
4. one of the two main constituents of a sentence (noun)...example: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD leads to your door. subjectverb object adverb
5. a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase...example: a, an, the articleverb noun adverb
6. a noun or noun phrase that renames the noun it follows...example: Mr. Richard, MY TEACHER, is an incredibly handsome gentleman appositiveverb noun all of the above
7. the object that receives the direct action of the verb...example: The player dribbled the BALL down the court. direct object indirect object object all of the above
8. the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb...example: We can give MARTHA the tickets to tonight's game indirect objectdirect object object none of the above
9. What is your teachers name? Ms. GallagherMrs. Gallagher Dr. Gallagher Myranda
10. my favorite color is blue...What is my favorite color? redblue yellow green
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