English Diagnostic Test Usf

Front 1

Noun

Back 1

Person/Place/Thing/Idea

Front 2

Common Noun

Back 2

man, city, award, honesty

Front 3

Proper Noun

Back 3

Joe, Chicago, Academy Award

Front 4

Verb

Back 4

A word, or set of words, that shows action, feeling, or state of being.

The students wanted to pass all their courses.

Derek climbed the mountain.

I am a Florida resident.

Front 5

Linking Verbs

Back 5

(look, feel, appear, etc) + adjective

You look happy.
We feel fine.
He went ballistic.

Front 6

Subject

Back 6

Who or what it is about

Front 7

Infinitive

Back 7

A verb that follows 'to'. The main verb will be before or after the infinitive.

He is trying to leave.
to learn, to wait

(not to be confused with a prepositional phrase)

Front 8

Pronoun

Back 8

A word that takes the place of a noun.

I, me, he she, her, him, you, it they, who, etc.

Sarah bought the movie, and we watched it together.

Joe and Lisa met their mother.

Front 9

Reflexive Pronoun

Back 9

Refers back to the subject or clause

itself, myself, yourself, ourselves, herself

Front 10

Adjective

Back 10

Modifies a noun/pronoun.

Answers which, why, how come

(a, an and the are also adjectives)

That is a cute puppy.
That puppy looks cute.
She likes a high school boy.

Front 11

Adverb

Back 11

Modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Answers how, when or where

He speaks slowly.
He is especially clever.
We went there.

Front 12

The three degrees of adjectives

Back 12

Positive (sweet)
Comparative (sweeter)
Superlative (sweetest)

Front 13

Subject-Verb Agreement

Back 13

The subject and verb must agree in numbers.

The list of items is on the desk. (list, is)
A bouquet of yellow roses lends color to the room. (bouquet, lends)
A car and a bike are my means of transportation. (car/bike, are)

Front 14

Direct Object

Back 14

Receives the action performed by the verb.

Subject - Verb - Direct Object
It asks what

John accidentally kicked Nick in the shin.

Craig will read the book tomorrow.

Front 15

Indirect Object

Back 15

Noun/pronoun that receives the direct object.
It asks who

Jim built his granddaughter a sandcastle.
Frank got her flowers.

Front 16

Clause

Back 16

A group of words containing a subject and a verb.

(A sentence)

Front 17

Independent Clause

Back 17

A sentence that can stand on its own.

She is hungry.
I am feeling well today.

Front 18

Dependent Clause

Back 18

A sentence that cannot stand on its own. It needs an independent clause to complete the sentence.

(although she is hungry) (she will give him some of her food)

Front 19

Phrase

Back 19

A group of words that does not have a subject.

Leaving behind the dog.

Front 20

Preposition

Back 20

A word that indicates location or some other relationship between a noun/pronoun and other parts of the sentence.

in, near, beside, about, after, besides

Over the rainbow

Front 21

Object of the Preposition

Back 21

a preposition isn't a preposition unless it goes with a related noun/pronoun

Let's meet before noon. Before when? *Noon*
You look like your mother. Like who? *Mother*

Front 22

Dangling Modifiers

Back 22

Incomplete sentences

Wrong: Forgotten by history, his autograph was worthless.
Right: He was forgotten by history, and his autograph was worthless.

Front 23

Faulty Parallelism

Back 23

Occurs when elements that have the same function in a sentence are not presented in parallel terms.

Correct: I admire people who are honest, reliable, and sincere.
Wrong: I admire people who are honest, reliable, and have sincerity.

Front 24

Participle

Back 24

An ongoing action verb ending in -ing or -ed that is used as an adjective.

Crying baby
Wrecked car

Front 25

Gerund

Back 25

A verb used as a noun, ending in -ing.

Eating people is wrong.
She is good at painting.
A driving lesson, bird-watching

Front 26

Modifiers

Back 26

A word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or describes another word, phrase, or clause.

It was a nice house. (nice)
His desk was in the faculty office. (faculty)
Put it gently in the drawer. (gently)

Front 27

Misplaced modifier

Back 27

When the subject of the sentence is unclear because the modifier is poorly placed.

Wrong: The jacket was just too small in the store.
Right: The jacket in the store was just too small.

Front 28

Faulty Comparison

Back 28

Any comparison between two or more items must have completeness, consistency, and clarity.

Almost like an incomplete statement.

McDonald's has more fat than Wendy's.
He ran so fast that he broke the record.
The rugs at Sear's are more expensive than Macy's.

Front 29

Subject Pronoun

Back 29

Used to replace the subject of a verb.
The subject of the sentence.

I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who

I went to the market.

Front 30

Object Pronoun

Back 30

Used instead of nouns because we know the object.
Who it is to/about, not the subject.

me, him, her, it, you, us, them, whom

John left her.

Front 31

Possesive Pronoun

Back 31

Shows ownership

mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, whose

Front 32

Linking Verbs

Back 32

Link their subjects to a state of being or quality.

Diane is happy.
The music sounds good.
Clement feels feverish.

Front 33

Irregular verbs

Back 33

Verbs that have weird endings.
A regular verb typically ends in -s -ed -ing.

Regular: Swim - Swimming
Irregular: Drink - Drank/Drunk

Front 34

Homonym

Back 34

A word that has the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings.

Bear-Bare
Ad-Add
Affect-Effect

Front 35

Coordinating Conjunction

Back 35

Conjunction: A word that connects parts of a sentence.

(FANBOYS) Little conjunctions
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Front 36

Subordinate Conjunction

Back 36

Establishes the relationship between a dependent clause and the rest of the sentence. *connects*

He took the stage as though he had been preparing for this his entire life.
Because he loved acting, he refused to give up his dream of being in a movie.
Unless we act now, all is lost.

Front 37

Correlative Conjunction

Back 37

Work together in different parts of the sentence.

She led the team not only in statistics but also by virtue of her enthusiasm.
Whether you win this race or lose...

Front 38

Conjunction Adverb

Back 38

Used to create complex relationships between ideas. (Furthermore sentences)

However, Moreover, Nevertheless, Consequently, As a result

Front 39

Relative Clause

Back 39

A dependent or subordinate clause that begins with a relative pronoun. It gives additional info.

who, that, which, what, whom, whoever, whose

I told you about the woman who lives next door.

Front 40

Simple Sentence

Back 40

Contains one independent clause.

The dog ran fast.

Front 41

Compound Sentence

Back 41

Has two or more independent clauses linked by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

FANBOYS

Lupe managed the restaurant, and her husband did the cooking.

Front 42

Complex Sentence

Back 42

Contains one "independent clause" and one or more 'dependent clauses'.

'After I can home,' "I made dinner"

"We visited the museum" 'before it closed.'

Front 43

Compound-Complex Sentence

Back 43

At least two "independent clauses" and one 'dependent clause.'

'Although I like to go camping' "I haven't had the time to go lately," "and I haven't found anyone to go with."

Front 44

Expletives

Back 44

A construction that begins with "here, there or it" and is followed by a form of the verb 'to be'.

There is a song stuck in my head.

It is pretty catchy.

Front 45

Prepositions

Back 45

Introduces a noun, pronoun, phrase or clause functioning in the sentences as a noun.

above, below, around, beside, under

They received a post card from Bobby.

Her telegram to Nina and Raulph​ brought good news.

Front 46

Object of Preposition

Back 46

Word or word group that the preposition introduces.

They received a postcard from Bobby.

Her telegram to Nina and Raulph brought good news.

Front 47

Transitive Verbs

Back 47

Requires an object to complete their meaning.

She gave money to the church.

Front 48

Intransitive Verbs

Back 48

Do not require an object to complete their meaning.

The building collapsed.