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1001 Practice Questions Grammar 2nd Edition by Geraldine Woods Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies®, 2nd Edition Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, www.wiley.com Copyright © 2022 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions Trademarks: Wiley, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade 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Subjects and Verbs 33 5: Matchmaking: Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents 39 6: Pronouns on a Case-by-Case Basis 45 7: Forming Complete Sentences 53 8: Moving Beyond the Basics: Adding Descriptions 59 9: Going Long: Descriptive Phrases and Clauses 65 10: Writing Gooder Better Comparisons 71 11: Correct with a Capital C: Capitalization 77 12: Exercising Comma Sense: Placing Commas Correctly 83 13: A Smooth Ride to Meaning: Apostrophes and Quotation Marks 89 14: Seeking Unity and Balance: Parallelism 97 15: Cutting Repetition and Wordiness 103 16: Breaking Patterns to Create Interesting Sentences 109 17: More on Verbs: Voice and Mood 119 18: Tailoring Your Writing for Electronic Media 123 19: Choosing Language to Suit Your Audience 131 20: Confusing Word Pairs 135 21: Making Proper Word Choices 143 22: Identifying Nonstandard Expressions 149 PART 2: THE ANSWERS 155 CHAPTER 23: Answers 157 INDEX 313 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION What You’ll Find How This Workbook Is Organized Part 1: The Questions Part 2: The Answers Beyond the Book What you’ll find online How to register Where to Go for Additional Help 4 5 6 PART 1: THE QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1: Telling Time: Identifying the Verb and Choosing the Correct Tense������������������������������������������������������������9 The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Locating the Verb 10 Choosing Simple and Perfect Tense Verb Forms 11 Consistently Choosing the Right Verb Tense 14 CHAPTER 2: Working with Irregular, Helping, and Descriptive Verb Forms ��������������������������������������������������������17 The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Handling Irregular Verbs Dealing with To Be and To Have Adding Meaning with Helping Verbs Creating Questions with Helping Verbs Detecting and Placing Descriptive Verb Forms Selecting Tense for Descriptive Verb Forms 17 18 18 20 21 23 24 25 CHAPTER 3: One Cool and One Hot Topic: Forming Plurals of Nouns and Pronouns ����������������������������������27 The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Forming Plural Nouns Sorting Singular and Plural Pronouns 27 28 28 29 CHAPTER 4: Reaching an Agreement: Pairing Subjects and Verbs ��������������������������������������������������������33 The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Locating the Subject Fine-Tuning Subject-Verb Agreement Table of Contents 33 33 34 35 vii CHAPTER 5: Matchmaking: Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents ��������������������������������������������������������39 The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Identifying Pronouns and Their Antecedents Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents Correctly Avoiding Vague P ­ ronoun References CHAPTER 6: Pronouns on a Case-by-Case Basis The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Sorting Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns Using Subject and Object Pronouns Correctly CHAPTER 7: Forming Complete Sentences The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Recognizing Complete Sentences Combining Ideas Correctly Correcting Run-Ons and Fragments CHAPTER 8: Moving Beyond the Basics: Adding Descriptions The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs Placing Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences Dealing with Articles Hyphenating Descriptions CHAPTER 9: Going Long: Descriptive Phrases and Clauses The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Identifying the Words Being Described Avoiding Misplaced, Dangling, and Vague Descriptions CHAPTER 10: Writing Gooder Better Comparisons The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Creating Comparative and Superlative Forms Avoiding Incomplete, Illogical, or Vague Comparisons CHAPTER 11: Correct with a Capital C: Capitalization The Questions You’ll Work On What to Watch Out For Capitalizing Names, Titles, Relationships, and Ethnicity Capitalizing G ­ eographical Names, Quotations, and School References Capitalizing the Titles of Artistic or Scientific Works viii Grammar:1001 Practice Questions For Dummies 39 39 40 41 42 45 45 45 46 47 53 53 53 54 55 56 59 59 60 60 61 63 64 65 65 65 66 68 71 71 71 72 73 77 77 77 78 80 81 Index A antecedent-pronoun relationship, 4, 39–40 a number of/the number confusion, 136, 150 correct pairing practice answers, 194–195 a/an articles, 59–60 practice answers, 219–220 practice questions, 63–64 practice questions, 41–42 identifying practice answers, 192–193 abbreviations, 124, 132 academic work practice answers, 253–254 practice questions, 40–41 vague pronoun references practice answers, 195–197 practice questions, 94–95 accept/except confusion, 4, 135 acronyms, 132 action verbs, 120 practice answers, 278–280 practice questions, 42–43 any time/anytime confusion, 143 apostrophes, contractions and practice answers, 248–249 practice questions, 121–122 active voice, 97–98, 119–120 practice answers, 276–278 practice questions, 91 possessive nouns and overview, 2, 89–90 practice questions, 120–122 practice answers, 246–247 adjectives, 1, 4, 59–60 hyphenated/compound descriptions practice answers, 219–220 practice questions, 64 practice answers for adverbs versus, 213–215 practice questions for adverbs versus, 60–61 proper placement in sentences practice answers, 216–219 practice questions, 61–63 tips for identifying, 60, 65, 66 adverbs, 4, 59–60, 119–120 adjectives versus practice answers, 213–215 practice questions, 60–61 complete sentences and, 54 proper placement in sentences practice answers, 216–219 practice questions, 61–63 affect/effect confusion, 4, 135 agreement, 2–4, 39–40 alot expression, 143 already/all ready confusion, 143 altogether/all together confusion, 143 practice questions, 90 practice answers, 246–254 practice questions, 91–92 articles, 59–60 practice answers, 219–220 practice questions, 63–64 artistic works, 9–10 overview, 77–78 practice answers, 238–239 practice questions, 81 as though/like confusion, 136 B bullet lists, 123–124 C can helping verb, 17–18 capital/capitol confusion, 136 capitalization, 4, 77–78 electronic media, 123–124 practice answers, 233–239 practice questions, 78–81 Index 313 compound subjects, 33 case, 45 casual register, 131–132 practice answers, 285–289 practice questions, 132–134 cheat sheet, clauses, 54, 83–84, 109 See also specific types of clauses colon, 90, 124 comma, 4, 89–90 practice answers, 184–187 practice questions, 34–35 concision, 103 practice answers, 262–267 practice questions, 104–108 conjunctions commas and overview, 83–84 conjunctions and overview, 83–84 practice answers, 242–246 practice answers, 242–246 practice questions, 84–88 practice questions, 84–88 paired practice answers, 239–246, 251–254 overview, 4, 97–98 practice questions, 84–88, 93–95 practice answers, 257–259 practice questions, 100 common errors, 3, 135–136 false synonyms semicolons and, 54 practice answers, 294–298 connector pairs, 97 practice questions, 139–141 consonant sounds, 60 word pair traps contractions practice answers, 290–294 confusion with, 46 practice questions, 136–139 practice answers, 248–249 comparatives/comparisons, 71–72, 150 parallel structure practice answers, 259–260 practice questions, 101 practice answers, 227–230 practice questions, 72–73 complements See adjectives; adverbs practice questions, 91 conversational register, 131–132 practice answers, 285–289 practice questions, 132–134 counting words, 150 practice answers, 307–310 practice questions, 152–153 complete sentences, 4, 53–54 combining ideas correctly practice answers, 208–211 practice questions, 55–56 commas, 83–84 recognizing practice answers, 206–208 practice questions, 54–55 complex sentences, 109–110 D dangling descriptions, 65–66 practice answers, 224–227 practice questions, 68–70 descriptions See adjectives descriptive clauses/phrases, 65–66 misplaced/dangling/vague practice answers, 224–227 practice answers, 267–273 practice questions, 110–115 compliment/complement confusion, 136 practice questions, 68–70 words described by practice answers, 221–223 compound descriptions hyphens and, 59–60 practice answers, 219–220 practice questions, 64 314 practice questions, 66–67 descriptive verbs, 17–18, 33–34 practice answers, 175–176 practice questions, 24 Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies selecting tense formal register, 53, 131–132 practice answers, 176–177 practice answers, 285–289 practice questions, 25 practice questions, 132–134 did/do/does helping verb, 17–18 fragmented sentences, 4, 110 practice answers, 211–213 direct address, 83–84 practice answers, 242–246 practice questions, 56–57 practice questions, 84–88 further/farther confusion, 135 double negatives, 149 future tenses, 9–10 practice answers, 305–307 practice questions, 150–152 G gender-neutral pronouns, E geographical features, capitalization See capitalization effect/affect confusion, 4, 135 gerunds, 46, 110, 149 electronic media, 4, 123–124 emails/text messages practice answers, 283–285 practice questions, 127–129 H had/has/have verb, 65, 120 practice answers, 278–280 presentation slides practice answers, 280–283 practice questions, 124–127 register practice questions, 121–122 headline style, 78, 124 helping verbs, 4, 17–18 creating questions with overview, 131–132 practice answers, 173–175 practice answers, 285–289 practice questions, 23–24 practice questions, 132–134 participles and, 65 email, 4, 123–124 practice answers, 172–173 practice answers, 283–285 practice questions, 21–23 practice questions, 127–129 subjunctive mood and emigrate/immigrate confusion, 136 overview, 120 essential clauses, 84–85 practice answers, 278–280 practice answers, 242–246 practice questions, 84–88 everyday/every day confusion, 143 except/accept confusion, 4, 135 practice questions, 121–122 historic/historical confusion, 136 hyphens, 59–60 practice answers, 219–220 exclamation points, 53, 84, 89–90 practice questions, 64 practice answers, 251–254 practice questions, 93–95 F false synonyms, 135–136 practice answers, 294–298 practice questions, 139–141 farther/further confusion, 135 feminine pronouns, 2, 40 I if/then statements, 119–120 illogical comparisons, 71–72 practice answers, 227–230 practice questions, 73–75 immigrate/emigrate confusion, 136 imperative mood, 119 Index 315 imply/infer confusion, 136 overview, 83–84 impossible/incomplete comparisons, 71–72 practice answers, 239–241 practice questions, 84–85 practice answers, 227–230 practice questions, 73–75 parallel structure practice answers, 254–257 incomplete sentences, 3, 53–54 See also fragmented sentences; run-on sentences indicative mood, 119 infer/imply confusion, 136 infinitives, 17–18, 65, 110 informal register, 53, 131–132 practice answers, 285–289 practice questions, 132–134 introductory elements, 83, 84 practice answers, 242–246 practice questions, 85–88 irregular comparisons, 71–72 practice answers, 227–230 practice questions, 73–75 irregular verbs, 4, 17–18, 150 to be/to have verbs overview, 65, 120 practice answers, 169–171 practice questions, 20–21 practice answers, 166–169 practice questions, 18–20 it’s/its confusion, 135 practice questions, 98–99 literary works, 9–10 overview, 77–78 practice answers, 238–239 practice questions, 81 long descriptions See descriptive clauses/phrases M masculine pronouns, 2, 40 mass words, 150 may helping verb, 17–18 measuring words, 150 practice answers, 310–312 practice questions, 152–153 mechanics See capitalization; punctuation misplaced descriptions, 65–66 practice answers, 224–227 practice questions, 68–70 month names, 77 mood, 119–120 active/passive practice answers, 276–278 J jargon, 132 See also informal register practice questions, 120–122 subjunctive overview, 120 K practice answers, 278–280 practice questions, 121–122 Keynote software, 123 kind of expression, 136 L N names, capitalization See capitalization lain/laid confusion, 150 lay/laid confusion, 150 lie/lay confusion, 149–150 like/as though confusion, 136 linking verbs, 1, 45, 120 practice answers, 278–280 neuter pronouns, 2, 40 nonessential clauses, 84–85 practice answers, 242–246 practice questions, 84–88 nonstandard expressions, 3, 143, 149–150 double negatives practice answers, 305–307 practice questions, 121–122 lists bullet lists, 123–124 commas and 316 practice questions, 150–152 practice answers, 298–304 practice questions, 145–148 Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies strange verb pairs paraphrases, 89–90 practice answers, 310–312 practice answers, 250 practice questions, 153–154 practice questions, 92–93 nouns, 2, plural overview, 2, 27–28 practice answers, 178–180 practice questions, 28–29 possessive participles, 4, 17–18, 65 passed/past confusion, 135, 136 passive voice, 97–98, 119–120 practice answers, 276–278 practice questions, 120–122 past perfect tense, 9–10 overview, 89–90 past tense, 9–10, 110 practice answers, 246–247 perfect tense practice questions, 90 nowheres expression, 143 number of/the number confusion, 136, 150 practice answers, 159–164 practice questions, 11–14 periods, 89–90 practice answers, 251–254 O object pronouns, 45 identifying practice answers, 197–199 practice questions, 46–47 using practice answers, 200–206 practice questions, 47–51 practice questions, 93–95 personal pronouns, 27, 28, 40 plural antecedents, 39–40 plural nouns, 2, 27–28 practice answers, 178–180 practice questions, 28–29 plural pronouns, 39–40 plural subjects, 33 poems, 90 positive comparisons, 71 P possessive nouns paired conjunctions, overview, 97–98 parallel structure practice answers, 257–259 practice questions, 100 parallel structure, 4, 97–98 comparisons practice answers, 259–260 practice questions, 101 lists practice answers, 254–257 practice questions, 98–99 paired conjunctions practice answers, 257–259 practice questions, 100 sentences practice answers, 260–262 practice questions, 101–102 discussion, 89–90 practice answers, 246–247 practice questions, 90 possessive pronouns, 45–46 practice answers, 197–199 practice questions, 46–47 PowerPoint software, 123 predicate adjectives, predicate nominatives, prepositional phrases, 65, 150 present perfect tense, 9–10, 110 present tense, 9–10, 110 presentation slides, 123–124 practice answers, 280–283 practice questions, 124–127 Prezi software, 123 principal/principle confusion, 135 Index 317 progressive tense, 9–10 pronoun-antecedent relationship, 39–40 correct pairing practice answers, 194–195 practice questions, 41–42 identifying practice answers, 192–193 practice questions, 40–41 vague references practice answers, 195–197 practice questions, 42–43 pronouns, 27–28 See also specific types of pronouns agreement and, 2–3, 39–40 singular versus plural overview, 2, 4, 28, 39–40 practice answers, 180–184 practice questions, 29–31 proper names, capitalization See capitalization punctuation, See also specific punctuation academic work practice answers, 253–254 practice questions, 94–95 complex sentences overview, 109–110 practice answers, 267–273 practice questions, 110–115 electronic media, 123–124 R raise/rise confusion, 4, 149, 150 rare/unique/unusual confusion, 136 regions, capitalization See capitalization register, 53, 131–132 practice answers, 285–289 practice questions, 132–134 regular verbs, 150 relationships, 77–78 practice answers, 233–238 practice questions, 78–81 relative pronouns, 27–28, 85, 109 repetitiveness, 103 practice answers, 262–267 practice questions, 104–108 rise/raise confusion, 4, 149, 150 run-on sentences, 4, 110 practice answers, 211–213 practice questions, 56–57 S school references, capitalization See capitalization scientific works, capitalization See capitalization semicolons, 54, 83–84, 90 practice answers, 242–246 practice questions, 84–88 sensory information, 45 sentence structure, 109–110 Q complex sentences practice answers, 267–273 question marks, 89–90 practice answers, 251–254 practice questions, 93–95 practice questions, 110–115 varying practice answers, 273–275 quotation marks, 4, 89–90 other punctuation and practice answers, 251–253 practice questions, 93–94 paraphrases versus quotations practice questions, 115–117 sentence style, 78 sentences See also specific types of sentences commas and overview, 83–84 practice answers, 250 practice answers, 242–246 practice questions, 92–93 quotations See also capitalization overview, 89–90 practice answers, 250 practice questions, 84–88 incomplete, 3, 53, 54 parallel structure practice questions, 92–93 overview, 97–98 practice answers, 260–262 practice questions, 101–102 318 Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies set/sit confusion, 149, 150 short works, 90 style, register should helping verb, 17–18 overview, 131–132 should of expression, 143 practice answers, 285–289 practice questions, 132–134 simple tense practice answers, 159–164 repetitiveness/wordiness overview, 103 practice questions, 11–14 practice answers, 262–267 singular antecedents, 39–40 singular pronouns, 2, 4, 28, 39–40 singular subjects, 33 sit/set confusion, 149, 150 slang, 132 See also informal register someday/some day confusion, 143 practice questions, 104–108 subject areas, capitalization See capitalization subject complement, subject pronouns, 28, 33, 45 identifying practice answers, 197–199 someplace/some place confusion, 143 sometime/some time confusion, 143 sort of expression, 136 practice questions, 46–47 using practice answers, 200–206 spacing, 143 practice answers, 298–304 practice questions, 144–148 speaker tags, 78 spelling, 143 practice answers, 298–304 practice questions, 144–148 Standard English, 1, 3, 149 counting words overview, 150 practice answers, 307–310 practice questions, 152–153 measuring words overview, 150 practice answers, 310–312 practice questions, 152–153 proper word choice practice questions, 47–51 subjects, 33 practice answers, 184–187 practice questions, 34–35 subject-verb agreement, 33–34, 53 practice answers, 187–192 practice questions, 35–37 subject-verb statements See clauses subject-verb-complement pattern, 109 subjunctive mood, 119–120 practice answers, 278–280 practice questions, 121–122 superlatives, 71–72 practice answers, 227–230 practice questions, 72–73 synonyms, 103 See also common errors; false synonyms overview, 143 practice answers, 298–304 practice questions, 144–148 standard expressions, 143, 149 practice answers, 298–300 practice questions, 144–145 stationary/stationery confusion, 135 strange verb pairs, 149–150 practice answers, 310–312 practice questions, 153–154 T tense See specific tenses text messages, 4, 123–124 practice answers, 283–285 practice questions, 127–129 that there expression, 143 theirselves expression, 143 their/there/they’re confusion, 135–136 then/if statements, 119–120 Index 319 theyselves expression, 143 locating they/them/their/theirs pronoun, 2, 27–28 practice answers, 157–158 this here expression, 143 practice questions, 10–11 titles, 77–78, 90 practice answers, 233–239 practice questions, 78–81 verbals, 110 verbs, 4, 109 See also specific verb types subject agreement overview, 33–34 to be verbs, 1, 45, 120 practice answers, 187–192 practice answers, 278–280 practice questions, 35–37 practice questions, 121–122 to/too/two confusion, 136 voice and mood overview, 119–120 try and/try to confusion, 136 practice answers, 276–278 U practice questions, 120–122 unique/unusual/rare confusion, 136 uppercase letters See capitalization voice, 119–120 practice answers for active and passive, 276–278 practice questions for active and passive, 120–122 V vague comparisons, 71–72 practice answers, 227–230 practice questions, 73–75 vague descriptions, 65–66 vowel sounds, 60 W were statements, 120 practice answers, 224–227 what? question, 33 practice questions, 68–70 who? question, 33 varying sentence patterns, 109–110 practice answers, 273–275 practice questions, 115–117 verb tense, 9–10, 110 See also specific verb tenses choosing correct practice answers, 164–166 practice questions, 14–15 descriptive verbs overview, 17–18, 33–34 practice answers, 176–177 word choice, 143 practice answers, 298–304 practice questions, 144–148 word pair traps, 4, 135–136, 143, 149 practice answers, 290–294 practice questions, 136–139 wordiness, 103 practice answers, 262–267 practice questions, 104–108 would of expression, 143 practice questions, 25 320 Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies About the Author Geraldine Woods credits her four-decade career as an English teacher and ­grammarian to the ultra-strict nuns armed with sentence diagrams and massive English texts who terrorized her in elementary school, which, when she attended, was called grammar school She is the author of more than 50 books, including English Grammar For Dummies, English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, and Grammar Essentials For Dummies, all ­published by Wiley She is also the author of 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way and Sentence A Period-to-Period Guide to Building Better Readers and Writers, both published by W.W Norton She blogs on grammar at grammarianinthecity.com Dedication This book is dedicated to my 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