ILTS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (305-
CONTENT TEST) WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Nouns - ANSWER-A person, place, thing, or idea
Common Noun - ANSWER-The class or group of people, places, and things (not
capitalized)
Proper Nouns - ANSWER-The names of a specific person, place, or thing (capitalized)
General Nouns - ANSWER-The names of conditions or ideas
Specific Nouns - ANSWER-Names people, places, and things that are understood by
using your senses
Collective Nouns - ANSWER-The names for a person, place or thing that may act as a
whole
Pronouns - ANSWER-Words that are used to stand in for a noun
Nominative Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER-The case for nouns and pronouns that are
the subject of a sentence
Objective Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER-The case for nouns and pronouns that are
an object in a sentence
Possessive Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER-The case for nouns and pronouns that
show possession or ownership
How can Pronouns be Grouped? - ANSWER--Intensive (I myself, you yourself, he
himself, she herself, the itself, we ourselves, you yourselves, they themselves)
-Relative (which, who, whom, whose)
-Interrogative (what, which, who, whom, whose)
-Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
-Indefinite (all, any, each, everyone, either/neither, one, some, several)
-Reciprocal (each other, one another)
,Transitive Verbs - ANSWER-A verb whose action points to a receiver
Intransitive Verbs - ANSWER-A verb that does not point to a receiver of an action
Action Verbs - ANSWER-A verb that shows what subject is doing in a sentence
Linking Verbs - ANSWER-Link the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun or link a
subject with an adjective
Transitive Verbs-Active Voice - ANSWER-The subject of the sentence is doing the
action
Transitive Verbs-Passive Voice - ANSWER-The subject receives the action
Past Verbs - ANSWER-The action happened in the past
Present Verbs - ANSWER-The action happens at the current time
Future Verbs - ANSWER-The action is going to happen later
Past Perfect Verbs - ANSWER-The second action started in the past and the first action
came before the second
Common Subordinating Conjunctions - ANSWER-After, although, because, before, in
order that, since, so that, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether,
while
Interjections - ANSWER-A word for exclamation that is used alone or as a piece to a
sentence
Subject - ANSWER-Names who or what the sentence is all about
Complete Subject - ANSWER-Includes the simple subject and all of its modifiers
Simple Subject - ANSWER-The subject of the sentence
Imperitove Sentences - ANSWER-The verbs subject is understood, but not actually
presented in the sentence
Predicate - ANSWER-Explains or describes the subject
Present Perfect Verbs - ANSWER-The action started in the past and continues into the
present
Future Perfect Verbs - ANSWER-An action that uses the past and the future
,Conjugating Verbs - ANSWER-When you change the form of a verb
Indicative Moods - ANSWER-Used for facts, opinions, and questions
Imperative Moods - ANSWER-Used for orders or requests
Subjunctive Moods - ANSWER-Used for wishes and statements that go against facts
Adjectives - ANSWER-A word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun
Articles - ANSWER-Adjectives that are used to mark nouns
Types of Articles - ANSWER--Definite (the)
-Indefinite (a, an)
Relative Adjectives - ANSWER-Can show the comparison between things
Absolute Adjectives - ANSWER-Can show comparison
Adverbs - ANSWER-A word that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Rules to Compare Adverbs and Adjectives - ANSWER--Positive (standard or normal
form)
-Comparative (compares 1 person or thing to another)
-Superlative (compares more than 2 people or things)
Prepositions - ANSWER-A word placed before a noun or pronoun that shows the
relationship between an object and another word in the sentence
Conjunctions - ANSWER-Join words, phrases, or clauses and they show the connection
between the join pieces
Correlative Conjunctions - ANSWER-Show the connection between pairs
Subordinating Conjunctions - ANSWER-Join subordinate clauses with independent
clauses
Subject Verb Agreement - ANSWER-Verbs agree with their subjects in number
Complements - ANSWER-A noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used to give more
information about the subject or verb in the sentence
, Direct Objects - ANSWER-A noun or pronoun takes or receives the action of a verb
Indirect Objects - ANSWER-A word or group of words that show how an action had an
influence on someone or something
Predicate Nominatives - ANSWER-The word (noun or pronoun) that gets linked to the
subject in the predicate that describe or define the subject
Predicate Adjectives - ANSWER-The word (adjective) that gets linked to the subject in
the predicate that describe or define the subject
Pronoun-Antecedents Agreement - ANSWER-Pronouns and their antecedents agree
when they have the same number and gender
Clauses - ANSWER-A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate
Independent Clauses - ANSWER-Contains a complete thought (stands alone)
Dependent/Subordinate Clauses - ANSWER-Includes a subject and verb (cant stand
alone)
Adjective Clauses - ANSWER-A dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
Essential Clauses - ANSWER-Explains or defines a person or thing (no comma)
Nonessential Clauses - ANSWER-Give more information about a person or thing but
are not necessary to define them (uses comma)
Adverb Clauses - ANSWER-A dependent clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or
adverb
Noun Clause - ANSWER-A dependent clause that can be used as a subject, object, or
complement
Subordination - ANSWER-When 2 related ideas are not of equal importance, the ideal
way to combine them is to make the more important idea an independent clause, and
the less important idea a dependent or subordinate clause
Phrases - ANSWER-A groups of words that functions as a single part of speech that
adds detail or explanation to a sentence, or renames something in the sentence
Prepositional Phrases - ANSWER-Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or
pronoun that is the object of the preposition
Verbal Phrases - ANSWER-Formed from a verb but does not function as a verb
CONTENT TEST) WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Nouns - ANSWER-A person, place, thing, or idea
Common Noun - ANSWER-The class or group of people, places, and things (not
capitalized)
Proper Nouns - ANSWER-The names of a specific person, place, or thing (capitalized)
General Nouns - ANSWER-The names of conditions or ideas
Specific Nouns - ANSWER-Names people, places, and things that are understood by
using your senses
Collective Nouns - ANSWER-The names for a person, place or thing that may act as a
whole
Pronouns - ANSWER-Words that are used to stand in for a noun
Nominative Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER-The case for nouns and pronouns that are
the subject of a sentence
Objective Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER-The case for nouns and pronouns that are
an object in a sentence
Possessive Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER-The case for nouns and pronouns that
show possession or ownership
How can Pronouns be Grouped? - ANSWER--Intensive (I myself, you yourself, he
himself, she herself, the itself, we ourselves, you yourselves, they themselves)
-Relative (which, who, whom, whose)
-Interrogative (what, which, who, whom, whose)
-Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
-Indefinite (all, any, each, everyone, either/neither, one, some, several)
-Reciprocal (each other, one another)
,Transitive Verbs - ANSWER-A verb whose action points to a receiver
Intransitive Verbs - ANSWER-A verb that does not point to a receiver of an action
Action Verbs - ANSWER-A verb that shows what subject is doing in a sentence
Linking Verbs - ANSWER-Link the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun or link a
subject with an adjective
Transitive Verbs-Active Voice - ANSWER-The subject of the sentence is doing the
action
Transitive Verbs-Passive Voice - ANSWER-The subject receives the action
Past Verbs - ANSWER-The action happened in the past
Present Verbs - ANSWER-The action happens at the current time
Future Verbs - ANSWER-The action is going to happen later
Past Perfect Verbs - ANSWER-The second action started in the past and the first action
came before the second
Common Subordinating Conjunctions - ANSWER-After, although, because, before, in
order that, since, so that, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether,
while
Interjections - ANSWER-A word for exclamation that is used alone or as a piece to a
sentence
Subject - ANSWER-Names who or what the sentence is all about
Complete Subject - ANSWER-Includes the simple subject and all of its modifiers
Simple Subject - ANSWER-The subject of the sentence
Imperitove Sentences - ANSWER-The verbs subject is understood, but not actually
presented in the sentence
Predicate - ANSWER-Explains or describes the subject
Present Perfect Verbs - ANSWER-The action started in the past and continues into the
present
Future Perfect Verbs - ANSWER-An action that uses the past and the future
,Conjugating Verbs - ANSWER-When you change the form of a verb
Indicative Moods - ANSWER-Used for facts, opinions, and questions
Imperative Moods - ANSWER-Used for orders or requests
Subjunctive Moods - ANSWER-Used for wishes and statements that go against facts
Adjectives - ANSWER-A word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun
Articles - ANSWER-Adjectives that are used to mark nouns
Types of Articles - ANSWER--Definite (the)
-Indefinite (a, an)
Relative Adjectives - ANSWER-Can show the comparison between things
Absolute Adjectives - ANSWER-Can show comparison
Adverbs - ANSWER-A word that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Rules to Compare Adverbs and Adjectives - ANSWER--Positive (standard or normal
form)
-Comparative (compares 1 person or thing to another)
-Superlative (compares more than 2 people or things)
Prepositions - ANSWER-A word placed before a noun or pronoun that shows the
relationship between an object and another word in the sentence
Conjunctions - ANSWER-Join words, phrases, or clauses and they show the connection
between the join pieces
Correlative Conjunctions - ANSWER-Show the connection between pairs
Subordinating Conjunctions - ANSWER-Join subordinate clauses with independent
clauses
Subject Verb Agreement - ANSWER-Verbs agree with their subjects in number
Complements - ANSWER-A noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used to give more
information about the subject or verb in the sentence
, Direct Objects - ANSWER-A noun or pronoun takes or receives the action of a verb
Indirect Objects - ANSWER-A word or group of words that show how an action had an
influence on someone or something
Predicate Nominatives - ANSWER-The word (noun or pronoun) that gets linked to the
subject in the predicate that describe or define the subject
Predicate Adjectives - ANSWER-The word (adjective) that gets linked to the subject in
the predicate that describe or define the subject
Pronoun-Antecedents Agreement - ANSWER-Pronouns and their antecedents agree
when they have the same number and gender
Clauses - ANSWER-A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate
Independent Clauses - ANSWER-Contains a complete thought (stands alone)
Dependent/Subordinate Clauses - ANSWER-Includes a subject and verb (cant stand
alone)
Adjective Clauses - ANSWER-A dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
Essential Clauses - ANSWER-Explains or defines a person or thing (no comma)
Nonessential Clauses - ANSWER-Give more information about a person or thing but
are not necessary to define them (uses comma)
Adverb Clauses - ANSWER-A dependent clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or
adverb
Noun Clause - ANSWER-A dependent clause that can be used as a subject, object, or
complement
Subordination - ANSWER-When 2 related ideas are not of equal importance, the ideal
way to combine them is to make the more important idea an independent clause, and
the less important idea a dependent or subordinate clause
Phrases - ANSWER-A groups of words that functions as a single part of speech that
adds detail or explanation to a sentence, or renames something in the sentence
Prepositional Phrases - ANSWER-Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or
pronoun that is the object of the preposition
Verbal Phrases - ANSWER-Formed from a verb but does not function as a verb
