JMC 101 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Verbs Active: transitive - Answers - Verbs have a direct object
Verbs Active: Intransitive - Answers - Verbs dont have an object
Transitive Verbs: - Answers - Have a direct object. Ex: She eats vegetables every day
Intransitive verbs: - Answers - Have no direct object. Ex: She eats only once a day
Linking verbs: - Answers - -Connect a subject to a modifier
-They describe "state of being"
-Forms of "to be" (am, is, are, was, were)
Verbs may be linking verbs in one sense and active verbs in another!
Linking Verbs connect to a subject to a modifier, describe " state of being" - Answers -
Ex: She is intelligent
Linking verbs can also be active verbs. It all depends on usage - Answers - Ex: She is in
the bathroom
To Be: - Answers - is a common linking verb, but also can be active
Ex: She is on her way to class.
Lay= - Answers - to place (takes a direct object)
Past: Laid
Past Participle: laid
Present Participle: is laying
Lie= - Answers - to recline (does not take a direct object)
Past: Lay
Past Participle: Lain
Present Participle: is lying
Gerund - Answers - ex: Singing makes them happy
Nouns: - Answers - People, places, things (including intangibles, e.g. ideas, emotions)
Nouns: Common vs Proper - Answers - Ex: president = common, George Bush= proper
Nouns: can be subjects or objects - Answers - Subject: The doghouse is in the yard.
Object of verb: We painted the doghouse.
, Object of preposition:
Fido is sleeping in the doghouse.
Nouns: Singular vs Plural and Plural vs Possessive - Answers - Ex: They had one child.
Her children meant the world to her.
Their children's behavior needed improvement.
Collective Nouns - Answers - People or things working together as an identifiable unit
Ex: team, group, family, Congress, class
Collective nouns take a "that"
Adjectives - Answers - modify (describe,limit or qualify) nouns and pronouns
Ex: She is a brilliant scientist
Adverbs - Answers - modify (describe, limit or qualify) action verbs, adjectives or other
adverbs. They answer "how,when, or where?"
Ex: He finished the exam quickly
other modifiers - Answers - Clauses and phrases also can be modifiers
Ex: The business is family owned. We folded a pile of laundry
subject verb agreement - Answers - The key to subject- verb agreement is identifying
her subject
Ex: You are a student or Her apartment is clean
The antecedent - Answers - the noun to which the pronoun refers determines whether
the verb after the relative pronoun is singular or plural
Subject - verb agreement: Collective Nouns - Answers - Ex: The class (it) of mostly
juniors and seniors meets every Thurs
A group (it) of weary travelers has arrived at the hotel.
Ignore prepositional phrases and other material that separate the subject from the verb -
Answers - Ex: The percentage (it) of students who graduate decreases every year
subject-verb agreement with "none" singular - Answers - None (NOT ONE) of the
politicians ADMITS to accepting illegal campaign funds.
Verbs Active: transitive - Answers - Verbs have a direct object
Verbs Active: Intransitive - Answers - Verbs dont have an object
Transitive Verbs: - Answers - Have a direct object. Ex: She eats vegetables every day
Intransitive verbs: - Answers - Have no direct object. Ex: She eats only once a day
Linking verbs: - Answers - -Connect a subject to a modifier
-They describe "state of being"
-Forms of "to be" (am, is, are, was, were)
Verbs may be linking verbs in one sense and active verbs in another!
Linking Verbs connect to a subject to a modifier, describe " state of being" - Answers -
Ex: She is intelligent
Linking verbs can also be active verbs. It all depends on usage - Answers - Ex: She is in
the bathroom
To Be: - Answers - is a common linking verb, but also can be active
Ex: She is on her way to class.
Lay= - Answers - to place (takes a direct object)
Past: Laid
Past Participle: laid
Present Participle: is laying
Lie= - Answers - to recline (does not take a direct object)
Past: Lay
Past Participle: Lain
Present Participle: is lying
Gerund - Answers - ex: Singing makes them happy
Nouns: - Answers - People, places, things (including intangibles, e.g. ideas, emotions)
Nouns: Common vs Proper - Answers - Ex: president = common, George Bush= proper
Nouns: can be subjects or objects - Answers - Subject: The doghouse is in the yard.
Object of verb: We painted the doghouse.
, Object of preposition:
Fido is sleeping in the doghouse.
Nouns: Singular vs Plural and Plural vs Possessive - Answers - Ex: They had one child.
Her children meant the world to her.
Their children's behavior needed improvement.
Collective Nouns - Answers - People or things working together as an identifiable unit
Ex: team, group, family, Congress, class
Collective nouns take a "that"
Adjectives - Answers - modify (describe,limit or qualify) nouns and pronouns
Ex: She is a brilliant scientist
Adverbs - Answers - modify (describe, limit or qualify) action verbs, adjectives or other
adverbs. They answer "how,when, or where?"
Ex: He finished the exam quickly
other modifiers - Answers - Clauses and phrases also can be modifiers
Ex: The business is family owned. We folded a pile of laundry
subject verb agreement - Answers - The key to subject- verb agreement is identifying
her subject
Ex: You are a student or Her apartment is clean
The antecedent - Answers - the noun to which the pronoun refers determines whether
the verb after the relative pronoun is singular or plural
Subject - verb agreement: Collective Nouns - Answers - Ex: The class (it) of mostly
juniors and seniors meets every Thurs
A group (it) of weary travelers has arrived at the hotel.
Ignore prepositional phrases and other material that separate the subject from the verb -
Answers - Ex: The percentage (it) of students who graduate decreases every year
subject-verb agreement with "none" singular - Answers - None (NOT ONE) of the
politicians ADMITS to accepting illegal campaign funds.
