Irony
A student says, “Great, another pop quiz,” but clearly means the opposite.
Verbal
In “Swimming relaxes him,” the form swimming functions as this.
This type of infinitive drops “to,” usually after modals or verbs like let and see
bare infinitive
Name the pronoun type: “These are mine.”
→ Demonstrative (these) and possessive (mine).
This point of view uses “I,” showing the narrator’s personal perspective.
First
situational
“The running water sounded loud,” running functions as this.
“To finish early matters to the whole group,” the infinitive phrase functions as this.
subject
A pronoun that refers back to the subject and ends in –self or –selves.
reflexive pronoun
A recurring image, object, or pattern—like repeated light and dark imagery.
Motif
The audience knows the villain is behind the door, but the hero doesn’t.
Dramatic
Identify Gerund/Present Part. and function in: “Her worst habit was interrupting.”
Obj/Subj Complement - Gerund - Pred Nom.
“The project seems to have been reviewed by the committee.”
perfect passive infinitive
Identify the type: “Whom did they choose?”
interrogative pronoun
A narrator outside the story reports only what can be observed—no thoughts, no feelings.
third-person objective
A character spends years preparing for a predicted disaster, only for the disaster to come from a completely unrelated cause they never expected.
Cosmic
“The running water distracted me from running the final test.”
First running = ?
Second running = ?
First “running” = Present Participle.
It modifies the noun “water.” It describes the type of water. Adjective function.
Second “running” = Gerund.
It functions as a noun—the object of the preposition from.
“She claims to have been being watched,” name both (1) the infinitive type and (2) the grammatical function of the infinitive phrase.
(1) Perfect passive continuous infinitive;
(2) Direct object of claims.
In “Each of the boys brought his own lunch,” name the type of pronoun
Indefinite
A novel repeatedly uses broken mirrors, cracked glass, and distorted reflections.
What literary element is this, and what does it MOST likely represent?
motif representing fragmented identity or distorted self-perception/image
A nation celebrates its newfound independence, even though historians later discover the “founding event” was fabricated.
Historical
Classify the –ing forms in: “Grading papers while listening to music keeps me focused.” (Two forms, two functions.)
Grading = gerund (subject); listening = gerund functioning as object of preposition while.
“The report appears to have been being manipulated for months,
(1) the exact infinitive type and
(2) what the entire infinitive phrase functions as.
Perfect passive continuous infinitive; subject complement after appears.
YOU WILL NOT HAVE ONE THIS HARD!!!
Name both pronouns and their types in this sentence:
“The players themselves decided which teammate would receive the award.”
Themselves = intensive pronoun; which = relative pronoun.
A story is told by a narrator who knows every character’s thoughts, jumps across locations instantly, and comments on the meaning of events.
Identify the exact point of view and explain the advantages in having this form of point of view.
third-person omniscient