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1 of 14
In the sentence "Mike threw the football across the yard," what is the verb?
Mike
Football
Across
Threw
2 of 14
What is the plural of ox?
Oxes
Oxin
Oxen
Ox
3 of 14
Which word describes a word that sounds like the noise it makes?
Allegory
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Similie
4 of 14
In grammar, what is the name of a word that modifies a noun?
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Affix
5 of 14
Which of these is an adverb?
Mean
Meantime
Meanwhile
Median
6 of 14
What is the study of the grammatical structures of sentences?
Lexicon
Syntax
Orthography
Conjunction
7 of 14
In grammar, what does the tense express?
Time
Location
Age
Mood
8 of 14
In grammar, what are figures involving a change in a sense, such as metaphor, simile, and irony called?
Similie
Noun
Trope
Idiom
9 of 14
What is a word or a group of words that is self-contradicting called?
Synecdoche
Oxymoron
Antithesis
Litotes
10 of 14
In grammar, what is the name of a word that adds meaning to the basic meaning of the main verb?
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
Stative verb
Auxiliary verb
11 of 14
What are the "i" in fit and the "a" in the pack?
Vowels
Consonants
Syllables
12 of 14
What is the use of spacing, conventional signs, and typographical devices called?
Intensifier
Punctuation
Phrase
Direct Speech
13 of 14
Which language analysis recognizes the relationship among the various elements of a sentence?
Transformational grammar
Prescriptive grammar
Generative grammar
Descriptive grammar
14 of 14
What is the name of the word that is attached to a word stem to alter its meaning?
Idiom
Caesura
Affix
Motif
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