Imagery
Random Linguistics
Etymology
Grammar
100

What type of imagery appeals to the sense of sight?

Visual

100

What are two words whose plural form follows the same pattern as goose?

foot, feet
tooth, teeth

100

What language do these words come from?

canyon, mesa, patio, banana

Spanish

100

In this sentence, what is likely incorrect?

"At age ten, my parents divorced."

The prepositional phrase "At age ten" modifies "my parents", who likely did not divorce at age ten.

200

"The cinnamon rolls filled the hallway with a sweet smell" uses this type of imagery.

Olfactory

200

What are two ways to turn a verb into a noun?

1. Use a gerund
2. Use an infinitive

200

Which of the following roots indiciate time?
a. tele-
b. auto-
c. chron-
d. therm-

c, chron-

200

Identify the subject of this sentence:

"There are five cookies on the plate."

cookies

300

This sentence contains two kinds of imagery:
"The lemonade tasted sharp and cold."
What kind of image is it? 

Synesthetic (tactile and gustatory)

300

How many plural sounds for s exist in English?

3 sounds - /s/, /z/, /iz/

300

What language do these words come from?

Dollar, glitch, kitsch, quartz

German

300

In this sentence, "The running water is cold," what part of speech is running?

adjective

400

What kind of imagery is this?

"The ice felt rough and jagged beneath my fingers."

Tactile

400

Describe a table using these adjectives in the correct order:
dining, lovely, Italian

the lovely, Italian, dining table

400

What language do these words come from?

lemon, sofa, algebra, alcohol

Arabic

400

In "Running is fun," what part of speech is "running"?

noun

500

List every type of image we talked about.

Visual, Auditory, Tactile, Olfactory, Gustatory, Synesthetic

500

Give the plural forms of the following nouns:

goose, moose, house, mouse, ox

1. geese
2. moose
3. houses
4. mice
5. oxen

500

What language do these words come from?

karaoke, emoji, tycoon, zen

Japanese

500

In "I am running to the park," what part of speech is running?

present participle verb