Literary Devices
Parts of Speech
Clauses
Phrases
Miscellaneous
100

An idea or thing that is given human attributes is called ....

personification 
100

How many coordinating conjunctions are there? 

100

There are two types of clauses: 

........................... and ...............................

independent and dependent 

100

A gerund always ends with ....

- ing

100

What is the main characteristic of gothic literature? 

themes: death, gloom, darkness
200

Using a story to expound on a deeper meaning is called ....

allegory 

200

Alice put the package down carefully.

What part of speech is the underlined word? 

adverb 
200

A clause must have a verb but it may or may not have a  subject. 

true or false? 

false
200

What are the three types of verbals? 

gerunds, infinitives and participles

200

How do we call a work of literature that is written to defend one's faith?

work of apologetics 

300

Foreshadowing is the use of .................. to suggest events to come later in a story. 

clues / hints
300
Well, I certainly am surprised. 


What part of speech is the word "well"?

interjection

300

 

Although some vegetables are best when they are fresh, others can be roasted. 

Is the underlined part 

a) a noun clause

b) an adjective clause

c) an adverb clause

adverb clause

300

The little boy laughed at me. 


Is the underlined phrase an adjectival or an adverbial prepositional phrase? 

adverbial

300

What character type undergoes a change in a story? 

round? flat? dynamic? or static?  

dynamic

400

In Rudyard Kipling's short story that we have read, the author makes an allusion to a god of love from ancient mythology. What was his name and was he a Greek or a Roman god?

Cupid - Roman god of love

400

Because of the rain, the event was cancelled. 

What part of speech is "because of"?


a preposition
400

 The Cyrillic alphabet, which is the writing system for Russian, has thirty-one characters and is quite challenging to learn according to native Russians. 

How many clauses are in the above sentence? 

2

400

The workers struggling to build the Panama Canal were at grave risk of getting yellow fever. 

Is the underlined word a gerund, a participle or an infinitive? 

present participle 

400

Who was Slubgob in the Screwtape Letters? 

headmaster of the training college for demons 

500

A device used to make something look as real and true as possible is called ....


verisimilitude 

500

Name the coordinating conjunction that could be used in place of the subordinator "because."

for

500

After all, most students should know that the alphabet comes from alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet. 


What sentence type is this? 

complex

500

In the summer, my favorite season, the beans, which could be green or yellow,  must dry on a flat surface in the sun for many days. 

How many phrases can you identify?

5

500

What is Hebrew meaning of "ezer" in Ebenezer? 

to help, to rescue, to save

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