Advanced Verb Forms
What is the past participle of the verb "slay"?
1) slayed
2) slew
3) slain
4) slone
3) slain
What is the "subject" in: "Under the bridge lived a grumpy troll."
1) bridge
2) lived
3) grumpy
4) troll
4) troll
Which mark is used to show a sudden break in thought or an abrupt change in tone?
1) Hyphen
2) Em-dash (—)
3) En-dash (–)
4) Semicolon
2) Em-dash (—)
A "loanword" is a word that:
1) Is used only in finance
2) Is taken from another language
3) Has two meanings
4) Is no longer used
2) Is taken from another language
Which of these is a "stative" verb (expressing a state rather than an action)?
1) run
2) believe
3) jump
4) shout
2) believe
A sentence consisting of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is:
1)Simple
2) Compound
3) Complex
4) Compound-Complex
3) Complex
Use this mark to introduce a list that follows an independent clause:
1) Comma
2) Semicolon
3) Colon
4) Period
3) Colon
"Radar" and "Scuba" are examples of:
1) Synonyms
2) Acronyms
3) Homonyms
4) Eponyms
2) Acronyms
Identify the "pluperfect" (past perfect) tense of "write":
1. wrote
2. has written
3. had written
4. was writing
3) had written
Identify the "appositive" in: "My brother, a talented chef, made dinner."
1)My brother
2) a talented chef
3) made dinner
4) dinner
2) a talented chef
What is "anaphora"?
1) Repetition at the start of clauses
2) A type of comma
3) A misplaced modifier
4) Old English spelling
1) Repetition at the start of clauses
What is a "portmanteau"?
1) A suitcase for words
2) A French verb
3) Blending two words (e.g., Brunch)
4) A silent letter
3) Blending two words (e.g., Brunch)
Which verb is in the "imperative" mood?
1) Stop!
2) I stopped.
3) Will you stop?
4) He is stopping.
1) Stop!
Which of these is a "dangling participle"?
1)Running fast, he won.
2) Running to the bus, my hat fell off.
3) He saw a bird singing.
4) Tired, I went to bed.
2) Running to the bus, my hat fell off.
Which punctuation is required for a "non-restrictive" relative clause?
1) Commas
2) Semicolons
3) Parentheses
4) Quotation marks
1) Commas
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are:
1) Homographs
2) Homophones
3) Antonyms
4) Isoglosses
2) Homophones
What is the "infinitive" form of the verb "went"?
1) gone
2) wend
3) go
4) going
3)go
What is the "predicate nominative" in: "Elizabeth is the reigning queen."
1) Elizabeth
2) is
3) reigning
4) queen
4) queen
The use of "..." to indicate omitted text is called:
1) Elision
2) Hiatus
3) Ellipsis
4) Caesura
3) Ellipsis
What is an "oxymoron"?
1) A very tall person
2) Contradictory terms (e.g., Deafening silence)
3) A grammatical error
4) A root word
2) Contradictory terms (e.g., Deafening silence)