Parts of Speech
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light,” what part of speech is happiness?
Noun
Fix this: “If he will call, tell him I’m busy.”
If he calls, tell him I’m busy.
Guess the figure of speech: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
Metaphor
“She gave me a sincere __.”
a) complement
b) compliment
b) compliment
This sentence gives a command. What type of sentence is it?
Imperative
In “Neither the teacher nor the students are ready,” what part of speech is neither-nor?
Conjunction
Choose the correct option:
By the time we arrived, the train _.
a) has left
b) had left
c) have left
(b) had left
Which two figures of speech are used in the phrase “As buzzed as a bee”?
Simile and Onomatopoeia
Uncle : Aunt :: Niece : _
a) Nephew
b) Cousin
c) Sibling
a) Nephew
Identify the error: ‘Let's eat, Grandma!’ vs. ‘Let’s eat Grandma!’ What’s the role of the comma here?”
It saves meaning. The first means inviting Grandma to eat, the second means eating Grandma.
"To err is human.” What form of the verb is to err?
Infinitive/ Infinite verb
Spot the error:
“She didn’t knew the answer to the question.”
She didn't know
I say the opposite of what I mean. Who am I?
Irony
What does the idiom “to let the cat out of the bag” mean?
To reveal a secret by mistake.
Change this exclamatory sentence into an interrogative one:
What a beautiful day it is!
Isn’t it a beautiful day?
Pick the odd one out: better, best, good, well
well (adverb)
Choose the correct sentence:
A) “Neither of the players have scored a goal.”
B) “Neither of the players has scored a goal.”
B) Neither of the players has scored a goal.
Find the odd one out: Alliteration, Repetition, Personification, Assonance.
Personification
What do we call a word that has the same spelling but different meanings, like bat (an animal) and bat (used in cricket)?
Homonyms
Identify the subject and predicate:
Ria laughed loudly.
Subject = Ria, Predicate = laughed loudly
“The winning team celebrated.” What part of speech is winning?
Adjective
Add the correct question tag:
Let’s go for a walk, _?
shall we?
True or False?
“Alliteration repeats words, while Repetition repeats sound.”
False.
Repetition repeats words, Alliteration repeats sound
Guess the idiom meaning: Great things cannot happen in a short span of time?
Rome was not built in a day
The chicken is ready to eat.
How is this sentence ambiguous? Explain the two possible interpretations.
a) The chicken is hungry and ready to eat.
b) The chicken has been cooked and is ready to be eaten.