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MTEL COMMUNICATION MTEL COMMUNICATION MTEL COMMUNICATION MTEL COMMUNICATION MTEL COMMUNICATION

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MTEL COMMUNICATION & LITERACY SKILLS
EXAMS WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
absolute phrase
- ANSWERS-a phrase that is related to a sentence in meaning, but has no grammatical
relationship to the phrase. Ex. "The movie over......,"
abstract noun
- ANSWERS-a noun that names a quality or mental concept
active voice
- ANSWERS-the subject performs the action
After words like REASON and EXPLANATION, use THAT not BECAUSE.
INCORRECT: His explanation for his tardiness was because his alarm did not go off.
- ANSWERS-CORRECT: His explanation for his tardiness was that his alarm did not go off.
antecedent
- ANSWERS-the noun, usually before the pronoun, that the pronoun replaces.
Bad vs Badly
- ANSWERS-BAD is an adjective used after sentence verbs (look, smells, tastes, etc) or linking
verbs (is, am, are, was, were)
I feel BAD about the delay
BADLY is an adverb
It doesn't her very BADLY
Capitalize Equatorial Current
- ANSWERS-NOT equator
Capitalize geological periods
- ANSWERS-Neolithic age
Cenozic era
late Pleistocence times
(*notice only the main period is capitalized NOT the other descriptor)
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MTEL COMMUNICATION & LITERACY SKILLS

EXAMS WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS

absolute phrase

  • ANSWERS-a phrase that is related to a sentence in meaning, but has no grammatical relationship to the phrase. Ex. "The movie over......," abstract noun
  • ANSWERS-a noun that names a quality or mental concept active voice
  • ANSWERS-the subject performs the action After words like REASON and EXPLANATION, use THAT not BECAUSE. INCORRECT: His explanation for his tardiness was because his alarm did not go off.
  • ANSWERS-CORRECT: His explanation for his tardiness was that his alarm did not go off. antecedent
  • ANSWERS-the noun, usually before the pronoun, that the pronoun replaces. Bad vs Badly
  • ANSWERS-BAD is an adjective used after sentence verbs (look, smells, tastes, etc) or linking verbs (is, am, are, was, were) I feel BAD about the delay BADLY is an adverb It doesn't her very BADLY Capitalize Equatorial Current
  • ANSWERS-NOT equator Capitalize geological periods
  • ANSWERS-Neolithic age Cenozic era late Pleistocence times (*notice only the main period is capitalized NOT the other descriptor)

Capitalize historical periods

  • ANSWERS-Middle Ages World War 1 Christian Era Roaring Twenties Age of Louis XIV (*notice the WHOLE period is capitalized) Capitalize personifications
  • ANSWERS-Reliable Nature brought her promised Spring. Bring on Melancholy in his sad might. She believed that Love was the answer to all her problems. Capitalize political groups and philosophies
  • ANSWERS-Democratic party Communist party Transcendentalism (* note only the GROUP is capitalized not the following descriptor) clause
  • ANSWERS-a group of related words containing both a subject and a predicate. comparative adjective
  • ANSWERS-compares two persons, places or things. It is usually followed by "than". ex. colder than complement
  • ANSWERS-a word often used to complete the meaning of an intransitive verb without receiving the intransitive verb's action and with copulative (linking) verbs to describe state of being. concrete noun
  • ANSWERS-a noun that names a member of a class; a group of people, places, or things that is physical, visible, and tangible coordinating conjunction
  • ANSWERS-a word used to connect grammatically equal elements. These include and, but, or, nor, for, so, and yet. countable noun
  • ANSWERS-a noun that can be maid plural via changing the ending, usually by adding "s" dangling modifier
  • ANSWERS-A modifiying phrase or clause that does not sensibly modify any word or words in a sentence. Usually the actor is missing from the sentence. (Ex. "Reading a book, the black cat crawled onto my lap." The cat was not reading the book. To fix: add an actor to the sentence.)

indefinite pronoun

  • ANSWERS-a pronoun that does not refer to a specific, person, place, thing, or idea (Ex: everyone, everything, everybody, anybody, many, most, few, each, some, someone, all, nothing, nobody, and no one) indicative mood
  • ANSWERS-The indicative mood is used to make a statement or ask a question. Most sentences are in the indicative mood.
  • Do you like to play baseball?
  • I learned to play last year.
  • Baseball is my favorite game. indirect object
  • ANSWERS-a word that receives the action of the subject indirectly. ex. She gave Bill a present. infinitive
  • ANSWERS-the basic form of a verb, usually preceded by the preposition "to" interjection
  • ANSWERS-used to express stong emotion or surprise. "oh" or "well" interrogative pronoun
  • ANSWERS-a pronoun that poses a question. ex. what, which, who, whom, and whose interrogative statement
  • ANSWERS-a sentence that asks a question intransitive verb
  • ANSWERS-a verb that does not take an object. ex. lie, arrive, went It is not necessary to use a comma with a short sentence INCORRECT: In January, she will go to Switzerland.
  • ANSWERS-CORRECT: In January she will go to Switzerland. misplaced modifier
  • ANSWERS-a modifier that is not placed near near the word it modifies. Most important words of titles are capitalized. Conjunctions and short prepositions are not (unless they are the first or last word)
  • ANSWERS-A Man for All Seasons Of Mice and Men Rise of the West Amazing Grace nominal of a sentence
  • ANSWERS-a word or group of words that can function as a noun

Nominative (Subject) Pronoun Case:

  • ANSWERS-I he she we they who nominative case
  • ANSWERS-when a noun or pronoun is the subject of a verb noncountable noun
  • ANSWERS-a noun that cannot be made plural by changing the ending, usually by adding "s". (Ex: milk, juice, music, art, love, happiness, furniture, luggage, rice, sugar, electricity) noun compound
  • ANSWERS-a group of words (usually two) that functions as a single part of speech Objective (Object) Pronoun Case:
  • ANSWERS-me him her us them whom objective case
  • ANSWERS-when a noun or pronoun is used as the direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition participial phrase
  • ANSWERS-phrase that contains a participle and its modifiers and functions as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun, (Ex: They arrested the man DRIVING THE CAR.) participle
  • ANSWERS-Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing-----*Past ends in ed.-d,- t,-en,-n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated "R" passive voice sentence
  • ANSWERS-a sentence in which the subject receives the action Past Perfect Tense
  • ANSWERS-for an earlier action that is mentioned in a later action. (Ex: Cindy ate the apple that she HAD PICKED. - First she picked it, then she ate it.) Perfect Participle
  • ANSWERS-for action that occurred before the main verb. (Ex: HAVING READ the directions, I started te test.

split infinitive

  • ANSWERS-An instance in which the words that make up an infinitive are separated by one or more words. (Ex: to boldly go) subjunctive
  • ANSWERS-An uncommon construction used to express with exactitude how a verb usage is to be interpreted. Subjunctive Mood
  • ANSWERS-to express a wish or state condition contrary to fact. (EX: IT IT WERE NOT raining, we could have a picnic.) subordinating conjunction
  • ANSWERS-a word which joins together a dependent clause and an independent clause. Examples are although, because, while, etc. superlative
  • ANSWERS-compares three or more persons, places or things. The only pronouns that are acceptable after BETWEEN and other prepositions are...
  • ANSWERS-me, her, him, them, and whom transitive verb
  • ANSWERS-a verb that takes an object to complete its meaning Unusual Single Verbs: criterion alumnus datum medium
  • ANSWERS-Unusual Plural Verbs: criteria alumni data media Use a semicolon to separate two independent clauses connected by a conjunctive adverb. INCORRECT: He took great care with his work, therefore, he was very successful.
  • ANSWERS-CORRECT: He took great care with his work; therefore, he was very successful. Use ACTIVE voice when writing
  • ANSWERS-PASSIVE: The winning field goal was kicked by her. (Stressed the action) ACTIVE: She kicked the winning field goal. (Stresses the actor)

Use nominative case for

  • ANSWERS-the subject of an elliptical clause (Molly is more experience than HE.) the subject of a subordinate clause (Robert is the driver WHO reported the accident.) the complement of an infinitive with no expressed subject (I would not want to be HE.) Use objective case for
  • ANSWERS-for the object of a preposition (Just between you and ME, I'm bored.) for the appositive of a direct object (The committee elected two delegates, Barbara and ME.) Use THAT after
  • ANSWERS-verbs like REQUEST, RECOMMEND, SUGGEST, ASK, REQUIRE, and INSIST and after such expressions as IT IS IMPORTANT and IT IS NECESSARY. (EX: It is necessary THAT all papers BE SUBMITTED on time.) verbals
  • ANSWERS-words that appear to be verbs, but are acting as some other part of speech. (EX: READING and WRITING are fundamental skills that all of us should possess.) When a conjunction connects two pronouns or a pronoun and a noun, remove the "and" and the other pronoun or noun to determine the correct pronoun form.
  • ANSWERS-Mom gave Tom and myself a piece of cake. Mom gave Tom and I a piece of cake. Mom gave Tom and me a piece of cake. CORRECT: Mom gave Tom and me a piece of cake. When an antecedent is one of dual gender (student, singer, artist etc) use HIS OR HER or change the antecedent to a plural noun to avoid using the sexist, singular pronoun HIS. INCORRECT: Everyone hopes that he will win the lottery.
  • ANSWERS-CORRECT: Most people hope they will win the lottery. When deciding between WHO and WHOM...
  • ANSWERS-try substituting HE for WHO and HIM for whom When quoting several paragraphs, place quotation marks at...
  • ANSWERS-the beginning of EACH paragraph and at the END of the last paragraph. WHERE refere to a place and should not be used as a substitute for THAT.