Verbs
A verb tense that refers to a former time
What is Past Tense?
The preposition in the phrase "to the store"
What is "to?"
The literary device that uses "like" or "as"
What is a similie?
The part of a word that is added to a root
What is an affix/prefix/suffix?
Commas do this in formal writing
What is separating clauses/phrases?
This is probably the verb tense if you are using "is," "am," or "are" as linking verbs
What is continuous?
One example of this is "In front of"
What is a complex preposition?
An exaggeration for effect
What is a hyperbole?
The root of the word "regenerate"
What is "gen?"
Error where two depended clauses are joined with a comma
What is a comma splice?
This is probably the verb tense if you are using "have" as a linking verb
What is perfect?
This word is typically at the end of a prepositional phrase
What is the object of the preposition?
Giving human characteristics to an object or animal
What is personification?
Languages that most English words come from
What are Greek and Latin?
Commas are used for this in theatre, speech, and poetry
What are dramatic pauses?
The type of verb that adds to an action verb
What is a linking verb?
A prepositional phrase makes this type of sentence
What is an incomplete sentence/fragment?
Hinting at something happening later
What is foreshadowing/Chekhov's Gun?
Break this word into its parts: hyperbaric
What is "hyper-bar-ic"
The name of the optional comma before the last item in the list
What is the Oxford Comma?
This is probably the verb tense if you are using linking verbs from continuous and perfect tenses
What is participle?
An intransitive preposition functions as this
What is a noun?
Descriptive language used to immerse the reader
What is imagery?
Define the following word: superego
Above onesself
How to join two dependent clauses