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Grammar Quiz 9
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- 1Indefinite PronounDoes not refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. They often do not have antecedents. They can be singular, plural, or both.
- 2Singular Indefinite Pronounsanother, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, one, somebody, someone, something
- 3Plural Indefinite Pronounsboth, few, many, several
- 4Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronounsall, any, most, none, some
- 5Use a ______ Personal pronoun to refer to a singular indefinite pronoun. Use his or her when the antecedent could be either masculine or femininesingular
- 6Use a ______ personal pronoun to refer to a plural indefinite pronoun.Plural
- 7Thesis StatementThe main idea of your paper written in one sentence at the beginning of your paper.
- 8Topic SentenceBegin each paragraph in the body of the paper and explain why the thesis statement is true.
- 9A compound subject whose subjects are joined by ___ usually take a plural verb, unless the compound subject is used as a single unit. Then it takes a singular verb.And
- 10When two parts of a compound subject are joined by ______, the verb should agree with the part closest to it.Or or Nor
- 11When should you reorder the words, putting the subject before the verb to decide whether the verb should be singular or plural?When a sentence:
-is in the form of a question
-begins with a phrase
-begins with here or there - 12If the pronoun can be singular or plural,Make the verb agree with the antecedent
- 13Collective NounsNames a group of people or things. Examples include group, team, family, class, and, majority. When members of the group act together, the collective noun takes a singular verb. When they act as individuals, it takes a plural verb.
- 14Nouns in Plural FormSome nouns ending in -s or -ics appear to be plural, but are considered singular. As subjects, these nouns take singular verbs. Examples include: news, measles, mathematics, mumps, civics, physics, acoustics, and molasses.
- 15Measures and AmountsWords and phrases that identify weights measures, numbers, and time are usually considered singular.
Fractions are considered singular or plural depending on whether the subject is thought of as a whole or as separate objects. - 16TitlesTitles of works of art, literature, or music are singular.