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What are created out of verbs but functions as nouns?
Interjection
Pronoun
Gerund
The degree of verb often formed by adding “er” or “more” in the adjective.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
How ____ do you usually pay for a set of paintbrush?
much
often
many
If your friend from another country asked you the question “Where do you live” and you are expected to answer your country, which of the following is the proper response?
“On Japan.”
“In Japan.”
“At Japan.”
“Our worship service is __ Sunday __ five o’ clock.”
on/at
at/on
in/at
Which set of words are modals/semi-modals?
Can/could/be able to; may/might
Has/have
Will/shall
”Monique’s new Sunday dress looks stunningly elegant.”
If the word “stunningly” modifies the word “elegant” which is an adjective, what is it called?
Preposition
Adverb
Pronoun
In the sentence, “I am excited for tomorrow because it is the day of Thanksgiving!,” what is the independent clause?
“because”
“I am excited for tomorrow”
“because it is the day of Thanksgiving!”
Which among the following sentences is incorrect based from the subject-verb agreement?
Mathematics is not that difficult to grasp.
Ten miles are quite a long distance to sprint.
The news is about the recent happening.
The verb must agree to the antecedent of a relative pronoun. Which of the following displays such?
I, who is your chaperon, will escort you to the upcoming church event.
I, who are your chaperon, will escort you to the upcoming church event.
I, who am your chaperon, will escort you to the upcoming church event.
Which of the following sentences show ordinal adjective before a cardinal adjective?
The two last runners reached the finish line at the same time.
The first three church officers arrived earlier than usual.
The three-fourths of the prize goes to his sibling.
Essays, book reviews, literature reviews, and research reports are common types of what writing?
Professional writing
Academic writing
None of the above
_______ connects a subject to its compliment.
Transitive verb
Linking verb
Intransitive verb
_____ is the systematic set of language rules.
Discourse
Literature
Grammar
Who invented the Sender-Message-Channel-Receiver (SMCR) model of communication?
Aristotle
Harold Lasswell
David Berlo
In the sentence, “Yukio serves wholeheartedly,” the verb “serves” is _____.
Transitive
Intransitive
Linking
In the sentence, “Brother Eduardo Manalo, the prime minister, offers his unconditional love through his efforts,” the phrase “the prime minister” is called _____.
Appositive
Apostrophe
Anaphora
If lawyer Veena gives a closing argument in court arguing about whether Yato-the defendant-is innocent or guilty of the crime, what type of speech is she giving?
Informative
Entertaining
Persuasive
Nouns joined to a singular subject by with, as well as, in addition, together with, etc, do not affect the number of singularity/plurality of a verb. Hence, what is the grammatically correct sentence?
Raven, together with his friends, join the Iglesia Ni Cristo.
Raven, together with his friends, joins the Iglesia Ni Cristo.
Raven, together with his friends, are joining the Iglesia Ni Cristo.
Which of the following sentences shows the proper use of need not and dare not agreement?
They dare not defy the golden rule.
They dare not to defy the golden rule.
They daring defy not the golden rule.
Which of the sentences is in present perfect tense of verb?
Erza has already forgotten about him.
Meredy has been fighting alongside the independent guild.
Rogue is heading towards Magnolia.
Suppose that Rinka wrote a piece containing a series of imagined facts which illustrates the truth about human life; how can the literary piece be classified?
A non-fiction
A fiction
None of the above
If you make a literary piece that combines lyrical and metric elements of traditional poetry with idiomatic elements of prose, what is your output called?
Prose
Poetry
Prose poetry
Rather than calling his favorite character the “hero,” Deku prefers to call All Might by the older and more neutral term ______.
Deuteragonist
Antagonist
Protagonist
The development in plot where conflict arises.
Exposition
Rising action
None of the above
Usually, a short story comprises of more or less than 10,000 words. If so, what would a literary piece be called if it exceeds 20,000 but less than 60,000?
Still a short story
Novel
None of the above
In the excerpt from “The Mother’s Recompense” by Edith Wharton: “Hadn’t she felt it in every touch of the sunshine, as its golden finger-tips pressed her lids open and wound their way through her hair?,” what figure of speech is being used?
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
If denotation defines the literal meaning of a word, then which of the following choices shows a connotative meaning for the word “home” in the sentence, “You’ll never feel like you’re alone; I’ll make this feel like home.”?
Loving, comfortable
Dwelling, residence
Hideaway
Which of the following sentences shows future perfect progressive tense of verb?
Rias will have been establishing her own club.
Keiji will be watching the tape of their opponent’s past matches.
Rio will conduct an experiment later.
How is figure of speech and literary device unalike?
Figure of speech is used for academic writing while literary device is used for professional writing.
Figure of speech is a specific term which uses language that goes beyond its literal interpretation while literary device is a literary effect that creates a specific effect.
Figure of speech is easier to understand when applied to any literature rather than the literary device which requires deeper comprehension.
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