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Practice Test (Module 1 Unit 1 Grammatical Terms) Flashcards

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  1. A CLAUSE that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence is called:

    Answer: a subordinate clause

    A subordinate (or dependent) clause relies on a main clause to complete its meaning.

  2. In 'The tall building collapsed,' which word is the HEAD NOUN of the noun phrase?

    Answer: building

    The head noun is the main noun in a noun phrase that the other words modify; here 'building' is the head noun.

  3. Which term describes the base form of a verb listed in a dictionary, such as 'to run'?

    Answer: infinitive

    The infinitive is the base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to,' and is the form found in dictionaries.

  4. Which of the following sentences uses a verb in the PASSIVE VOICE?

    Answer: The meal was cooked by the chef.

    Passive voice uses 'be' + past participle, making the object of an active sentence the subject.

  5. The word 'quickly' in 'She ran quickly' is an example of:

    Answer: a manner adverb

    Manner adverbs describe how an action is performed; 'quickly' tells us how she ran.

  6. Which grammatical term describes words like 'a,' 'an,' and 'the'?

    Answer: determiners

    Articles 'a,' 'an,' and 'the' are a subtype of determiners that signal a noun is coming.

  7. In TKT terminology, what is a 'STEM' in the context of word formation?

    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.