English words and techniques

Question 1

noun

Answer 1

a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things ( common noun ), or to name a particular one of these ( proper noun ).

Question 2

verb

Answer 2

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence

Question 3

adjective

Answer 3

a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical.

Question 4

adverb

Answer 4

a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree (e.g. gently, here, now, very ). Some adverbs, for example sentence adverbs, can also be used to modify whole sentences.

Question 5

simile

Answer 5

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

Question 6

metaphor

Answer 6

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Question 7

personification

Answer 7

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Question 8

pathetic fallacy

Answer 8

the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature.

Question 9

alliteration

Answer 9

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 10

colloquial language

Answer 10

refering to words or expressions used in ordinary language by common people. An example of colloquial is casual conversation where some slang terms are used and where no attempt is made at being formal.

Question 11

imagery

Answer 11

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Question 12

fact

Answer 12

a thing that is known or proved to be true.

Question 13

statistic

Answer 13

a fact or piece of data obtained from a study of a large quantity of numerical data

Question 14

imperative verb

Answer 14

A Verb which gives an order to undergo an action

Question 15

rhetorical question

Answer 15

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

Question 16

hyperbole

Answer 16

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 17

symbolism

Answer 17

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Question 18

oxymoron

Answer 18

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Question 19

comparative adjective

Answer 19

A form of an adjective indicating a greater degree of the quality that the adjective describes. Better is the comparative form of good; faster is the comparative form of fast; bluer is the comparative form of blue; more charming is the comparative form of charming.

Question 20

superlative adjective

Answer 20

A superlative adjective compares three or more nouns. This takes the comparison of nouns to the highest degree. … The rules for making superlative adjectives are almost identical to the rules for making comparative adjectives. They are: One syllable words - add “est” to the word.

Question 21

modal verb

Answer 21

an auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility. English modal verbs include must, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may, and might.