Morphology
Syntax
Tense
Punctuation
Wild
100

The parts of a word

What are morphemes?

100

This type of sentence contains only one independent clause

What is a simple sentence?

100

"She walks to class" is written in this tense

What is simple present tense?

100

This punctuation mark can join two independent clauses

What is a semi-colon

100

A direct comparison

What is a metaphor?
200

This suffix creates a new word form

What is a derivational suffix?

200

Words like "and", "but", "for", "nor", "or" are examples of this kind of conjunction

What is a coordinating conjunction?

200

"I will have eaten lunch by 15:00" is in this tense

What is future perfect tense?

200

This punctuation mark is missing this sentence: "The dog couldnt wait to eat its supper" 

What is an apostrophe? ("couldn't", NOT "its")

200

This kind of verb has a subject, concord, and tense

What is a finite verb?

300

In the word "intrapersonal", the prefix means this...

What is 'within'?

300

A sentence with one independent and at least one dependent clause

What is a complex sentence? 

300

"I would've gone to Disneyland" is in this tense

What is conditional perfect tense? 

300

These punctuation marks insert extra information more dramatically than commas 

What is an em dash?

300

You will find this form of a verb in the dictionary

What is a "lexical verb"? 

400

"High school" is an example of this kind of compound word

What is 'open compound'? 

400

These kinds of verbs are composed of more than one word

What is a phrasal verb?

400

In the statement, "they _____ (to know) about COVID-19 since 2019" 

What is "have known"?

400

This punctuation mark can only be used in pairs

What is a bracket/quotation mark? 

400

This stylistic element entails the repetition of the same word(s) at the start of neighbouring sentences

What is 'anaphora'? 

500

"-ible" is used in cases where the word is...

What is 'of Latin origin'? 

500

In this sentence type, the subordinate clause comes first, followed by an independent clause. 

What is a periodic sentence? 

500

In the sentence, this is an error: "Only later did she realise he knows the answer"


What is a mismatched tense? (knows -> knew)

500
"ATM (automatic teller machine)" is an example of this

What is an initialism? 

500

When converting from direct to indirect speech, you must do this to the tense of dialogue.

What is "go back one step in time"?