Language & Style
| This term refers to the level of formality in language, ranging from formal to colloquial or slang.
What is register?
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
| A noun clause is a dependent clause that does this job in a sentence — the same job a single noun does.
What is functioning as a noun (subject, object, or complement)?
| A group of words with both a subject and a verb is called this.
What is a clause?
| In this voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb.
What is active voice?
| This term describes an author's specific word choices, especially words chosen for effect or tone.
What is Diction
This figure of speech states that one thing IS another, without using "like" or "as."
What is Metaphor?
In "I know that she left early," name the noun clause.
What is "that she left early"?
This type of clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent (main) clause?
| In this voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb.
What is passive voice?
This term refers to an author's distinctive way of writing — sentence structure, word choice, and tone combined.
What is style?
| In the sentence "Time is a thief that steals our years," name the figure of speech used.
What is metaphor?
| These words — including "that," "who," "what," "whether," and "how" — commonly introduce noun clauses.
What are subordinators (relative/interrogative words)?
| This type of clause cannot stand alone and depends on an independent clause to complete its meaning.
What is a dependent (subordinate) clause?
Give the active-voice version of "The ball was thrown by John."
What is "John threw the ball"?
This literary device repeats initial consonant sounds, as in "Peter Piper picked a peck."
What is alliteration?
| This kind of metaphor is sustained and developed across an entire passage or work, such as Plato's cave.
What is extended metaphor?
| In "Whoever finishes first wins the prize," name the grammatical role the noun clause "whoever finishes first" plays.
What is the subject of the sentence?
This verb form pairs a main verb with one or more helping verbs, as in "had been running."
What is a verb phrase?
Writers often use this voice to avoid naming who is responsible for an action, or when the actor is unknown.
What is passive voice?
| This term refers to a word's implied or emotional meaning, as opposed to its literal dictionary definition (its denotation).
What is connotation?
In "Her smile was as bright as the sun," name the two things being compared.
What are "her smile" and "the sun"?
In "Give the award to whoever deserves it," name the grammatical role of the noun clause "whoever deserves it."
What is the object of the preposition "to"?
In "Although she was tired, she finished the race," name the type of clause "Although she was tired" is.
What is an adverbial (adverb) clause?
In creative writing, this term describes the distinctive personality, rhythm, and tone conveyed through an author's word choices.
What is (authorial) voice?