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An English grammar, spelling and metalanguage quiz
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The sentence below is in which tense?
present
past
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How a language puts words together into phrases and sentences
syntax
phonology
lexicology
semantics
3
The sentence below has this structure
compound
simple
complex
4
Prosodic features include
stress, pitch, volume
volume, pace, accent
stress, discourse particle, pace
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This word is an example of the definite article in English
an
the
a
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The underlined word is a/an
pronoun
conjunction
preposition
7
The underlined words (in order) are
pronoun & preposition
noun & pronoun
preposition & pronoun
pronoun & noun
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The sentence below has this structure
complex
compound
simple
9
In English, adjectives go before nouns
true
false
10
The literary device used is
consonance
alliteration
assonance
11
The correct word order is
red and white striped shirt
striped red and white shirt
12
the words below are examples of
exclamations
exclamatives
interjections
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meaning of 'disinterested'
unbiased
bored
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these words explain where things are in relation to other things
pronouns
positionals
prepositions
15
Insert the right word
you're
your
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Verbs
are doing words
express actions and states of being
17
What word class is the underlined word
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
18
In the sentence below, 'yesterday' is a/an
adjective
adverb
noun
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Which spelling is correct?
questionairee
questionnaire
questionaire
20
Which is the correct word?
his
he's
hes
21
In the America South, African American men were often _______ by mobs in the early 20th Century
hung
hanged
22
Which spelling is correct?
defiantly
definitely
23
The underlined word is a/an
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
24
Two of the largest word classes (i.e. have the largest number of words in them) in English are
verbs and conjuctions
nouns and verbs
nouns and pronouns
25
Insert the correct word
accept
except
26
which spelling is correct?
proffesional
professional
proffessional
27
What is the label for the underlined words
infinitive
imperative
28
The sentence below is in what tense
past perfect
past progressive
past imperfect
29
Which is the correct word?
his
hes
he's
30
Which spelling is correct?
business
buisness
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'Imperative' is another word for 'command'
False
True
32
The sentence below is in the passive voice
false
true
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meaning of 'bemused'
amused
confused
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The sentence below is a/an
declarative
imperative
interrogative
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Function words provide real world meaning in a sentence
True
False
36
Insert the correct word: Use of the ________ drug Ice is a real problem in society
illicit
elicit
37
Select the correct word: Our school __________ is Mrs Fitzgerald
principal
principle
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Which is the correct word: Justin Bieber had a profound _______ on Tony's music tastes.
effect
affect
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This word class explains how actions occur
verb
adverb
adjective
40
Dave's new shirt _________ in the wash
shrunk
shrank
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Whenever I did something as a child, my younger sister would say 'Me ____'
two
to
too
42
What word needs to be inserted below
there
they're
their
43
The correct spelling is
alot
a lot
allot
44
I ____ every day as a child
swam
swum
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When we speak of a word's 'connotation' we mean its
social, emotional and implied meaning
the meaning found in a dictionary
46
Yesterday Sue _________ her fight with Tim all over Facebook
broadcast
broadcasted
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'interrogative' is another word for 'punishment'
False
True
48
Which of following contains an auxiliary verb?
C
A
B
49
There are more than six ways to pronounce the letter combination 'ou'.
True
False
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This word class modifies (gives additional information about) nouns
pronouns
adjectives
adverbs
