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Grammar for high school admissions tests: Difference between revisions
Grammar for high school admissions tests (view source)
Revision as of 18:38, 9 May 2023
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*** = incorrect because it the tense shifts from past "flew" to present "flies" in the same sentence, which does not make sense | *** = incorrect because it the tense shifts from past "flew" to present "flies" in the same sentence, which does not make sense | ||
** <u>test</u>: match the finite verb tense to another finite verb in the sentence or in a nearby sentence | ** <u>test</u>: match the finite verb tense to another finite verb in the sentence or in a nearby sentence | ||
* <u>note</u>: a sentence may contain a different tenses | * <u>note</u>: a sentence may contain a different tenses | ||
** ex. ''Since I studied hard, I will get a good grade'' | ** usually it will be in the subjunctive form, which means suggesting a possibility or "if this then that" scenario | ||
*** ex. | |||
**** ''Since I studied hard, I will get a good grade.'' | |||
***** = past tense + future tense (the future is conditional/depends on the past action) | |||
**** ''If I get a good grade, my mom will buy me a new phone.'' | |||
***** = present tense + future tense (the future is conditional/depends on the present action) | |||
=== participle === | === participle === | ||
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*** which = relative pronoun and subject of the relative clause "which saves energy") | *** which = relative pronoun and subject of the relative clause "which saves energy") | ||
== | == Noun == | ||
=== proper noun capitalization === | === proper noun capitalization === | ||
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** ''Jim Palmer was a great Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles'' << incorrect | ** ''Jim Palmer was a great Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles'' << incorrect | ||
=== attributive | === attributive noun === | ||
* = nouns that modify another noun | * = nouns that modify another noun | ||
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** ''big dog bone'' instead of ''dog big bone'' (incorrect) | ** ''big dog bone'' instead of ''dog big bone'' (incorrect) | ||
== | == Pronoun == | ||
=== personal pronoun subjective & objective case === | === personal pronoun subjective & objective case === | ||
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* adverb modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb | * adverb modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb | ||
* in the high school entrance exam, the adverb may be measured by confusion with an adjective | * in the high school entrance exam, the adverb may be measured by <u>confusion with an adjective</u> | ||
* ex. | * ex. | ||
** ''She ran home quick'' | ** ''She ran home quick'' << incorrect, as "quick" modifies the verb "ran" so it needs to be the adverb, "quickly" | ||
** ''She ran home quickly'' << correct | |||
** He yelled angry | ** ''He yelled angry at the man'' << incorrect as "angry" is an adjective, which modifies a noun | ||
** ''He yelled angrily'' << correct | |||
*** or ''He is angry'' << the adjective "angry" is the subject complement connected by the linking verb "is" | |||
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== Misc concepts, skills & words == | == Misc concepts, skills & words == | ||