Language arts 2015: Grammar

Question 1

Verb

Answer 1

Conveys an action

Question 2

Dependent clause

Answer 2

Subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a sentence

Question 3

Independent clause

Answer 3

A sentence

Question 4

Linking verbs

Answer 4

Connect subject of the verb to additional info

Question 5

Pronoun reference

Answer 5

Chameleon words

Question 6

Pronoun agreement

Answer 6

Refers to something earlier in the text

Question 7

Active voice

Answer 7

Express who is doing the action

Question 8

Passive voice

Answer 8

Expressed what was acted upon

Question 9

Parallel structure

Answer 9

Used when listing things (same ending)

Question 10

Verbals

Answer 10

Gerund
Participle
Infinitive

Question 11

Dangling modifier

Answer 11

Not saying who is doing the action

Question 12

Misplaced modifier

Answer 12

Improperly separated from the word it describes

Question 13

Sentence types

Answer 13

Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory

Question 14

Simple

Answer 14

A sentence with one subject

Question 15

Compound

Answer 15

A sentence with more than one subject

Question 16

Subordinating

Answer 16

A word that comes before an adverb clause (before you go)

Question 17

Coordinating

Answer 17

Connects words, phrases, and clauses

Question 18

Figurative language

Answer 18

Describe something by comparing it to something else

Question 19

Simile

Answer 19

Comparison using like or as

Question 20

Metaphor

Answer 20

Identifies something as being the same

Question 21

Personification

Answer 21

When a thing is given human attributes

Question 22

Satire

Answer 22

The use of humor to criticize the politics

Question 23

Euphemisms

Answer 23

Indirect word substituted for a harsher word

Question 24

Allusion

Answer 24

And indirect or passing reference

Question 25

Allegory

Answer 25

A story, poem, or picture that reveals a hidden meaning

Question 26

Stanza

Answer 26

Grouped set of lines within a poem

Question 27

Rhyme scheme

Answer 27

Pattern of the rhymes at the end of each line of a poem

Question 28

Blank verse

Answer 28

Iambic pentameter with no rhyme

Question 29

Free verse

Answer 29

Open form of poetry with no meter patterns

Question 30

Couplet

Answer 30

Pair of lines in poetry that rhyme

Question 31

Sonnet

Answer 31

A poem

Question 32

Soliloquy

Answer 32

Speaking thoughts aloud regardless of listeners

Question 33

Monologue

Answer 33

Presented by single character to the audience or other characters

Question 34

Aside

Answer 34

Remark by a character meant to be heard by audience but not characters

Question 35

Implied stage direction

Answer 35

(Enter, exit)

Question 36

Suspension of disbelief

Answer 36

"Human interest and a semblance of truth" into a tale caused readers to suspend judgment

Question 37

Iambic pentameter

Answer 37

10 syllables in each line split into 5 metric feet

Question 38

Analyze

Answer 38

Examine in detail or structure

Question 39

Annotation

Answer 39

Note or comment added to text

Question 40

Denotation

Answer 40

Literal or primary meaning of word

Question 41

Connotation

Answer 41

Idea or feeling that invokes and adds to its literal meaning

Question 42

Subject

Answer 42

Person place or thing