English terminology test

Question 1

Compound sentence

Answer 1

a main and a subordinate clause e.g. This house is too expensive, and that house is too small

Question 2

Repetition: Anaphora

Answer 2

repetition of word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses/lines e.g. Cherki was a great player, Cherki was a great person

Question 3

Parallel Syntax (Parallelism)

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repetition of phrases in adjacent sentences/clauses e.g. Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to ride a bicycle. Mary likes to hike, swim, and ride a bicycle

Question 4

Embedded clause

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an embedded clause is a clause (a group of words that includes a subject and a verb) that is within a main clause, usually marked by commas. The giraffe, who was the tallest in the zoo, towered over the other animals.

Question 5

Alliteration

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the repetition of a sound in words close together e.g. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Question 6

Parenthetic commas

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Parenthetical words and phrases add extra information to a sentence without altering its basic meaning
e.g. Shakespeare’s longest play, Hamlet, is also his most popular play

Question 7

Alliteration: Plosive

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the repetition of these consonant sounds: t,k, andp(without voice) andd,g, andb(voiced).
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers’’

Question 8

Sibilance

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the repetition of ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sounds
She sells seashells on the sea shore

Question 9

Onomatopoeia

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when the word itself sounds like the sound it is describing
Ouch, Boom

Question 10

Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds,
Glass Boss

Question 11

Imagery

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visual representations or comparisons used figuratively,
e.g. The old book had water spots across its spine. Some of the pages yellowed.

Question 12

Simile

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Comparison that uses like or as
He was as good as Messi

Question 13

Metaphor

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comparison without an obvious comparative word such as ‘like’ – instead suggests something actually is or was something else.
The bee was an airplane in the sky

Question 14

Personification

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inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities
The cat screamed out of fear

Question 15

Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for effect
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse

Question 16

Noun

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a person, animal, place, thing, or idea, e.g. a phone

Question 17

Abstract Noun

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an idea, quality or state rather than a concrete object e.g. danger, happiness

Question 18

Concrete Noun

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a noun denoting a material object rather than an abstract quality, state, or action, e.g.dog,building,tree

Question 19

Adverb

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Describes a verb, he ran quickly

Question 19

Adjective

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Describes a noun, it was a scintillating suit

Question 19

Verb

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a ‘being’, ‘doing’ or ‘having’ word, running

Question 20

Repetition: Epiphora

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repetition of word/phrase at the end of successive clauses/lines, He wants pizza, I want pizza, we all want pizza

Question 21

Fricatives

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Repitition of a F or V, The vehicle was very vast

Question 21

Repetition: Epizeuxis

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the same word repeated in succession, He was very very fast

Question 22

Assonance

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the repetition of similar vowel sounds to create internal rhymes (e.g. sonnet, porridge), but also from the use of identical consonants with different vowels (e.g. killed, cold, culled)..

Question 23

Aspirants

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Repetition of breathy sounds - H in particular, Harry had a heavy hammer

Question 24

Dialect

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a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group, French

Question 25

Stative verbs

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Verbs that express states of being or processes e.g. believe

Question 26

Lexical set

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A group of words joined by similarities e.g. Cat, dog, tortoise, goldfish, gerbil

Question 27

Litote

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A deliberated statement, not great Bob in reference to him failing his test

Question 27

Volta

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The turning point in a sonnet

Question 28

Conceit

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A deliberately elaborate metaphor, Life is a bowl of cherries

Question 29

Archaisms

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Words or phrases no longer in use, thee and thou

Question 30

Allusions

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To refer to something indirectally, I'll turn into a pumpkin if im not home on time

Question 31

Phonology

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The study of sound

Question 31

Pathetic fallacy

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When environment mirros emotions, The sun was smiling down upon him

Question 32

Apostrophe

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is a figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing, "O romeo, romeo, wherefore thou art Romeo

Question 33

Syntax

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Organisation of words in a sentence, e.g. The boy kicked the ball

Question 34

Semantics

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Implied meanings, destination and last stop mean the same thing but semantics find their subtle differences