TKT Practice Test (Module 1 Unit 1 Grammatical Terms) 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A CLAUSE that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence is called:
- an independent clause
- a main clause
- a subordinate clause (Correct answer)
- a coordinate clause
Correct answer: a subordinate clause
A subordinate (or dependent) clause relies on a main clause to complete its meaning.
Question 2: In 'The tall building collapsed,' which word is the HEAD NOUN of the noun phrase?
- The
- tall
- building (Correct answer)
- collapsed
Correct answer: building
The head noun is the main noun in a noun phrase that the other words modify; here 'building' is the head noun.
Question 3: Which term describes the base form of a verb listed in a dictionary, such as 'to run'?
- gerund
- infinitive (Correct answer)
- participle
- auxiliary
Correct answer: infinitive
The infinitive is the base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to,' and is the form found in dictionaries.
Question 4: Which of the following sentences uses a verb in the PASSIVE VOICE?
- The chef cooked the meal.
- The meal was cooked by the chef. (Correct answer)
- She is cooking the meal.
- The chef will cook the meal.
Correct answer: The meal was cooked by the chef.
Passive voice uses 'be' + past participle, making the object of an active sentence the subject.
Question 5: The word 'quickly' in 'She ran quickly' is an example of:
- a manner adverb (Correct answer)
- an adjective
- a degree adverb
- a frequency adverb
Correct answer: a manner adverb
Manner adverbs describe how an action is performed; 'quickly' tells us how she ran.
Question 6: Which grammatical term describes words like 'a,' 'an,' and 'the'?
- pronouns
- determiners (Correct answer)
- prepositions
- conjunctions
Correct answer: determiners
Articles 'a,' 'an,' and 'the' are a subtype of determiners that signal a noun is coming.
Question 7: In TKT terminology, what is a 'STEM' in the context of word formation?
- a prefix added before a root word
- the base word to which affixes are attached (Correct answer)
- the plural ending of a noun
- a type of compound word
Correct answer: the base word to which affixes are attached
The stem (or root) is the base form of a word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added to form new words.
TKT Practice Test (Module 1 Unit 1 Grammatical Terms) 3
A CLAUSE that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence is called: