English 1101 FINAL EXAM (2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS.
What is the group of words that is the topic and focus of the sentence? - Answer Subject.
This part of a sentence gives information about the subject. - Answer Predicate.
What is "in their waters" in the following sentence? (Piranhas attack fish or animals in their
waters.) - Answer Modifier.
__________ may be single words or verb phrases. - Answer Verbs.
T or F: "Will have bitten" is an example of a verb phrase. - Answer True.
T or F: Intransitive verbs take objects. - Answer False
This part of speech receives the action of a transitive verb. - Answer Direct object.
This part of speech usually answers the question "what?" or "whom?" about the subject and
verb. - Answer Direct object.
This part of speech usually answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom?" about the Subject
and Verb. - Answer Indirect object.
_____________ occur in the predicate of the sentence following a "to be" or other linking verb.
- Answer Comlements.
Subject complements rename or describe the __________. Object complements rename or
describe the ____________. - Answer subject; object
Carlos is upset. (What is "upset" in the sentence?) - Answer subject complement
, _____________ describe or limit a subject, verb, object, or complement. - Answer modifiers
Piranhas have a nasty disposition. (What is "nasty" in the sentence?) - Answer modifier
This word literally means "a joining together." - Answer conjunction
_______________ join equal sentence elements. (and, but, or, yet, for, nor, so) - Answer
Coordinating conjunctions
____________ also join equal sentence elements. (both...and, either....or) - Answer
Correlative conjunctions
______________ begin many dependent clauses. (because, since, although, if, until, while, and
others) - Answer Subordinating conjunctions
_______ nouns name specific people, places, or things. - Answer Proper
__________ nouns are all nouns that aren't proper. - Answer Common
________ nouns name things that can be sensed. (example: table, waves, coat) - Answer
Concrete
__________ nouns are things not knowable by the senses. (Example: justice, pity, freedom) -
Answer Abstract
This type of noun names groups. (ex: family, committee, team) - Answer collective
_______ nouns are several words joined by hyphens to form a noun. (brother-in-law,
commander-in-chief) - Answer Compound
This part of speech takes the place of a noun and must meet three requirements. - Answer
pronoun
QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS.
What is the group of words that is the topic and focus of the sentence? - Answer Subject.
This part of a sentence gives information about the subject. - Answer Predicate.
What is "in their waters" in the following sentence? (Piranhas attack fish or animals in their
waters.) - Answer Modifier.
__________ may be single words or verb phrases. - Answer Verbs.
T or F: "Will have bitten" is an example of a verb phrase. - Answer True.
T or F: Intransitive verbs take objects. - Answer False
This part of speech receives the action of a transitive verb. - Answer Direct object.
This part of speech usually answers the question "what?" or "whom?" about the subject and
verb. - Answer Direct object.
This part of speech usually answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom?" about the Subject
and Verb. - Answer Indirect object.
_____________ occur in the predicate of the sentence following a "to be" or other linking verb.
- Answer Comlements.
Subject complements rename or describe the __________. Object complements rename or
describe the ____________. - Answer subject; object
Carlos is upset. (What is "upset" in the sentence?) - Answer subject complement
, _____________ describe or limit a subject, verb, object, or complement. - Answer modifiers
Piranhas have a nasty disposition. (What is "nasty" in the sentence?) - Answer modifier
This word literally means "a joining together." - Answer conjunction
_______________ join equal sentence elements. (and, but, or, yet, for, nor, so) - Answer
Coordinating conjunctions
____________ also join equal sentence elements. (both...and, either....or) - Answer
Correlative conjunctions
______________ begin many dependent clauses. (because, since, although, if, until, while, and
others) - Answer Subordinating conjunctions
_______ nouns name specific people, places, or things. - Answer Proper
__________ nouns are all nouns that aren't proper. - Answer Common
________ nouns name things that can be sensed. (example: table, waves, coat) - Answer
Concrete
__________ nouns are things not knowable by the senses. (Example: justice, pity, freedom) -
Answer Abstract
This type of noun names groups. (ex: family, committee, team) - Answer collective
_______ nouns are several words joined by hyphens to form a noun. (brother-in-law,
commander-in-chief) - Answer Compound
This part of speech takes the place of a noun and must meet three requirements. - Answer
pronoun
