English Grammar Quiz
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What part of speech is the underlined word 'brisk' in the sentence 'A brisk walk is sufficient to raise your heart rate'?

  • Adjective (correct)
  • Noun
  • Adverb
  • Verb

What figure of speech is exemplified in the sentence 'Folks who have no enemy have very few friends'?

  • Metaphor
  • Personification
  • Antithesis (correct)
  • Oxymoron

What part of speech is the underlined word 'across' in the sentence 'The boy drove across the house'?

  • Noun
  • Adverb
  • Adjective
  • Preposition (correct)

What is the introduction to a story including the primary characters' names, mood, and conflict a part of?

<p>Exposition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of speech is the underlined word 'close' in the sentence 'We are very close to our project'?

<p>Adjective (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

<p>No sooner had I eaten two morsels than the phone rang. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of speech is the underlined word 'horrible' in the sentence 'The soup tastes horrible'?

<p>Adjective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the synonym for the underlined word 'antiquity' in the sentence 'Not only are prehistoric record patent, they are also the objects of great interest and antiquity'?

<p>ancientness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Grammar and Figures of Speech

  • A brisk walk can raise your heart rate, and "brisk" is an abstract noun for "briskness".
  • The sentence "Folks who have no enemy have very few friends" is an example of antithesis, a figure of speech.
  • In the sentence "The boy drove across the house", "across" is a preposition.

Adverbs and Adjectives

  • In the sentence "We are very close to our project", "close" is an adjective.
  • In the sentence "The soup tastes horrible", "horrible" is an adjective.

Sentence Structure and Word Choice

  • The correct sentence is "No sooner had I eaten two morsels than the phone rang".
  • In the sentence "Not only are prehistoric records patent, they are also the objects of great interest and antiquity", "authenticity" is a synonym for the underlined word.
  • In the sentence "I forget everyone for paying the bills", "everyone" is a pronoun.

Word Choice and Sentence Types

  • In the sentence "Can I borrow your keys? I can't find ours", "ours" is the suitable word for the blank.
  • In the sentence "The cat _____ asleep", "lie" is the suitable word for the blank.
  • The sentence "During our warm conversation, I could not offer him even a vehement cup of tea because of my bad habit of obliviousness" is a complex sentence.

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