A
Explain the rule on how to pluralize nouns ending in f or fe.
leaf/leaves
knife/knives
Figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things using as or like.
Simile
Our preparation for the party is enough to feed an army.
What figures of speech is used?
Hyperbole
Syllabi
I (lock, look, luck) at the sky with much joy in my heart.
Look
Which one is the denotative meaning of the word chair?
Furniture for sitting
You are the only rose I see in this garden.
What figure of speech is used?
Metaphor
What is the tense of the verb "have visited" in the sentence?
Present perfect tense
Ridden
(perform- past progressive) The players ___ badly in the first half of the game.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.
were performing
was/were + -ing
In the story "Strange Visitors", what is this thing used by Eugene to see if the two guys in black shades are aliens?
a pair of sunglasses
These are expressions used when people want to soften a straightforward or an offensive way of talking about difficult or embarasing topics.
Euphemism
lazy- unmotivated
If I were (you, us, his) I'd take piano lessons during vacation.
It is a part of plot where the characters are introduced and gives a brief description of the setting of the story.
Introduction/Beginning
Many of the movie fans were waiting for (her, their) idols.
Many children in our village (ride)____ the school bus to school.
Past tense of ride.
Rode
The other animals thought their antics would ensure their winning.
wealth, stories, tricks
tricks
A (protectable, protective, protection) mother will do everything for her children.
protective
Those monkeys went up the tree.
What is the adjective in the sentence?
Those- demonstrative adjective
I was so lucky to have grown these tomatoes.
Give one adjective present in the sentence and the word it modifies.
I- lucky
these-tomatoes
The seller enticed the children to buy toys that she peddled along the road.
a. displayed goods
b. did something to attract
c. carried different products
b
Arrange the series of adjectives in their correct order.
new, blue, long pants
long, new, blue pants
She almost fainted here.
What kinds of adjective is almost?
Degree
Our academic schedule is greatly affected by sudden rains and floods.
adjective or adverb?
adverb
Fill in the blank with correct preposition.
on