Grammar
The first topic to understand English grammar is ________ that has been taught at the school level at the beginning of the English language learning process.
What is "Parts of Speech"
J.K. Rowling is the author of this globally popular series featuring the young wizard Harry Potter. What is the name of the first book in the series?
What is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Which famous playwright is known for coining many commonly used phrases in the English language?
Who is "William Shakespeare"
According to Aristotle, who was the first actor ever to appear on stage in a play?
Who is "Thespis"
This is a figure of speech that involves a contradiction between expectation and reality.
What is "Irony"
In Europe, the _____ were the first to write grammar.
What is "Greeks"
This dystopian trilogy by Suzanne Collins features the character Katniss Everdeen and explores themes of survival and rebellion.
What is "The Hunger Games" trilogy?
Which linguist proposed the theory of Universal Grammar, suggesting that humans are born with an innate capacity for language?
Who is "Noam Chomsky"
Western theatre originated from which city?
What is "Athens"
What figure of speech uses words that imitate sounds associated with objects or actions they refer to?
What is "Onomatopoeia"
The word grammar is derived from?
What is "grammatikós"
In this classic novel by Jane Austen, the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet navigates the challenges of love and societal expectations.
What is "Pride and Prejudice"?
This linguist proposed the Cognitive theory of language development.
Who is "Jean Piaget"
This is a line or moment improvised by an actor or actress in drama.
What is "Adlib"
A figure of speech that replaces harsh or unpleasant words or expression with milder or less direct ones?
What is "Euphemism"
He is regarded as the father of English and contributed substantially to its development.
Who is "Geoffrey Chaucer"
Mary Shelley wrote this Gothic novel, often considered the first work of science fiction, about a scientist who creates a sentient being through unorthodox means.
What is "Frankenstein"?
Which philosopher translated the Bible into English?
Who is "John Wycliffe"
In which form of play are all characters assigned the same stage time and equal-sized roles?
What is an "Ensemble"
Is a narrative device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what will come later in the story.
What is "Foreshadowing"
Who is the father of English Grammar?
Who is "Lindley Murray"
This novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the American Dream through the lives of Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway in the 1920s.
What is "The Great Gatsby"?
This philosopher and linguist introduced a set of conversational maxims, including quantity, quality, relation, and manner, as part of the cooperative principle guiding effective communication.
Who is "Paul Grice"
What do we call the out-of-view area on a stage that is on the sides of the acting area?
What is "the wing"
A combination of contradictory or incongruous words with opposite meaning within a word or phrase.
What is an "Oxymoron"