English placement test guide 1 Updated 2024 with complete solution

English placement test guide 1 Updated 2024 with complete solution Simple Sentence A sentence with one independent clause, making it the main clause as well. Predicate the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject. ("went home" in "John went home") Clause Group of words consisting of a subject and a predicate ("John went home" would be a clause) Modifier A word used to effect the state/meaning of the word in a predicate. Examples; "very hot", "very" would be the modifier for "hot". In "wet dog", "wet" would be the modifier for "dog". Subjects Indicates what the sentence or clause is about. Pronoun A replacement word used to take place of a noun, noun phrase, or a noun clause Noun Phrase A clause or sentence with the noun as the "head" ("head", as in the subject of the sentence or clause) Dependent/Subordinate Clause A clause that cannot stand alone in a sentence ("If you can not clean the dishes" "When you can Subordinate Conjunction Used to provide a transition between multiple ideas, will indicate a time, place, or cause and effect relationship. Also, indicates the importance of one clause over another. Introduces a dependent clause and is tied to an independent clause. Types of clauses Noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. Coordinating Conjunctions A conjunction (such as and) that joins two similarly constructed and/or syntactically equal words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence. When combining two words or word phrases, no commas. Commas are only used when connected clauses, or at least three phrases or words. For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So The seven coordinating conjunctions. Phrases A sentence fragment that has a verb or a noun (but not both) Phrasal Verb A phrase with the verb as the subject "pick it up" "move over" ect. Preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or a pronoun) and the corresponding words in the word group. Particle A preposition that's added to phrasal verbs. All particles are prepositions, but not all prepositions are particles