JMC 101 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Phase - Answers - Word grouping without a verb or subject
- baskets of laundry
- a source of amusement
Modifier - Answers - Describes, illuminates, delineates or limits
- can be adjectives, adverbs, phrases or clauses
Clause: - Answers - Subject + Verb (is a complete thought)
Dependent clause: - Answers - Subject + verb (but not complete thought)
can be at the beginning or at the end of a sentence
Personal possessive pronouns - Answers - - its
- your
- their
Contractions - Answers - - it's (it is)
- You're (you are)
- They're (they are)
Who Vs That - Answers - Who is FOR people
That is FOR things
Collective nouns - Answers - are people or things working together as an identifiable
unit.
Units are things and always take the relative pronoun that.
Plural vs Collective - Answers - Plural is not the same as collective. Collective nouns
function in a cohesive way (couple, family, jury, team, troupe)
Parenthetical phrases - Answers - separating the subject from the verb
- my best friend, along with her three daughters, is hiking in the Himalayans
- Jimmy Fallon, along with other late-night talk-show hosts, has battled for ratings
The number vs A number - Answers - "The number" always takes a singular verb (is)
and "A number" takes a plural verb form (are)
Always singular subjects - Answers - = Always singular verbs (Everyone, Each, Neither,
Either)
Either/or and Neither/nor - Answers - The subject closest to the verb determines the
verb tense
, Ex: Either the kids or the dog HAS to go. Either the dog or the kids HAVE to go.
Singular Pronoun: Everyone - Answers - Everyone is a singular pronoun
Ex: Everyone is welcome
Relative pronouns - Answers - Clauses with "one of the/those...who/that" take plural
verbs. The relative pronoun related to the plural noun.
Ex: She is one of those writers who work best in the morning.
Subjunctive tense - Answers - When you pair a plural verb with a singular subject
Subjunctive mood - Answers - is used to express contrary-to-fact conditions, doubts,
wishes or regrets
Ex: If I were the queen of England, I would have thousands of hats...
Subjunctive Memory Tip - Answers - If you can insert the phrase "but (I/he/she/you are
not), you need to use subjunctive voice
Ex: If she were a princess (but she's not), she would refuse to kiss a frog.
Nominative Pronouns: (subject) - Answers - I, You, He, She, It, Who, We, They
Objective Pronouns: (object) - Answers - Me, You, Him, Her, It, Whom, Us, Them
Possessive Pronouns: - Answers - My, Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Its, Whose, Ours,
Their/s
Pronoun nominative case: - Answers - Use the nominative case for subjects: He ate the
whole thing. The complement of a linking verb: It is she.
An appositive - Answers - word, phrase or clause that renames or adds info to the word
that precedes it
Ex: We journalists strive for accuracy
Objective pronoun case - Answers - is used for the object of the verb (me, him/her, it,
whom, us, them)
Ex: The gift is for us. Sam showed me the way.
Who vs Whom - Answers - Who = He, She, We, They
Whom = Him, Her, Us, Them
Prepositions take objective case. - Answers - Examples:
Between - Them
From - Her
Inside - Me
To - Him
Phase - Answers - Word grouping without a verb or subject
- baskets of laundry
- a source of amusement
Modifier - Answers - Describes, illuminates, delineates or limits
- can be adjectives, adverbs, phrases or clauses
Clause: - Answers - Subject + Verb (is a complete thought)
Dependent clause: - Answers - Subject + verb (but not complete thought)
can be at the beginning or at the end of a sentence
Personal possessive pronouns - Answers - - its
- your
- their
Contractions - Answers - - it's (it is)
- You're (you are)
- They're (they are)
Who Vs That - Answers - Who is FOR people
That is FOR things
Collective nouns - Answers - are people or things working together as an identifiable
unit.
Units are things and always take the relative pronoun that.
Plural vs Collective - Answers - Plural is not the same as collective. Collective nouns
function in a cohesive way (couple, family, jury, team, troupe)
Parenthetical phrases - Answers - separating the subject from the verb
- my best friend, along with her three daughters, is hiking in the Himalayans
- Jimmy Fallon, along with other late-night talk-show hosts, has battled for ratings
The number vs A number - Answers - "The number" always takes a singular verb (is)
and "A number" takes a plural verb form (are)
Always singular subjects - Answers - = Always singular verbs (Everyone, Each, Neither,
Either)
Either/or and Neither/nor - Answers - The subject closest to the verb determines the
verb tense
, Ex: Either the kids or the dog HAS to go. Either the dog or the kids HAVE to go.
Singular Pronoun: Everyone - Answers - Everyone is a singular pronoun
Ex: Everyone is welcome
Relative pronouns - Answers - Clauses with "one of the/those...who/that" take plural
verbs. The relative pronoun related to the plural noun.
Ex: She is one of those writers who work best in the morning.
Subjunctive tense - Answers - When you pair a plural verb with a singular subject
Subjunctive mood - Answers - is used to express contrary-to-fact conditions, doubts,
wishes or regrets
Ex: If I were the queen of England, I would have thousands of hats...
Subjunctive Memory Tip - Answers - If you can insert the phrase "but (I/he/she/you are
not), you need to use subjunctive voice
Ex: If she were a princess (but she's not), she would refuse to kiss a frog.
Nominative Pronouns: (subject) - Answers - I, You, He, She, It, Who, We, They
Objective Pronouns: (object) - Answers - Me, You, Him, Her, It, Whom, Us, Them
Possessive Pronouns: - Answers - My, Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Its, Whose, Ours,
Their/s
Pronoun nominative case: - Answers - Use the nominative case for subjects: He ate the
whole thing. The complement of a linking verb: It is she.
An appositive - Answers - word, phrase or clause that renames or adds info to the word
that precedes it
Ex: We journalists strive for accuracy
Objective pronoun case - Answers - is used for the object of the verb (me, him/her, it,
whom, us, them)
Ex: The gift is for us. Sam showed me the way.
Who vs Whom - Answers - Who = He, She, We, They
Whom = Him, Her, Us, Them
Prepositions take objective case. - Answers - Examples:
Between - Them
From - Her
Inside - Me
To - Him
