Question 1

What is a sentence?   A sentence is

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a group of words that makes a complete thought

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a group of words.

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an expression with different parts of speech.

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a group of words that does not  make a complete thought

Question 2

The basic elements of a sentence include all except

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simile

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adverbial

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object

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subject

Question 3

An example of a sentence with SVO is

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The boy played the ball

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Sit down immediately

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He is here

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She is coming

Question 4

The subject of a sentence is the person or thing who receives the action of the verb in the sentence

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false

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true

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uncertain

Question 5

The following are elements of a sentence except

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compliment

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complement

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adverbial

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verb

Question 6

In the sentence, ' Mary is very intelligent' the word intelligent is the

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complement

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adverbial

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object

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verb

Question 7

In the sentence, ' Mary is very intelligent' the word very  is the

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adverbial

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complement

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verb

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object

Question 8

The most important sentence element is the

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verb

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adverbial

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subject

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object

Question 9

In the sentence, ' My brother wrote me a letter. The direct object is

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a letter

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my brother

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me

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wrote

Question 10

In the sentence, ' My brother wrote me a letter. The indirect object is

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me

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my brother

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wrote

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a letter

Question 11

Figures of speech are used in ____

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speech and writing

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none of the above

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speech

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writing

Question 12

The following are examples of figures of speech except

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smile

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alliteration

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metaphor

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pun

Question 13

____ is a direct or implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common.

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metaphor

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hyperbole

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alliteration

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simile

Question 14

Alliteration occurs when

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consonant sounds are repeated in words close to each other

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consonant  and vowel sounds are repeated in words close to each other

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vowel sounds are repeated in words close to each other

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words are repeated in a sentence

Question 15

in the sentence, 'Elephants enjoy eating eggrolls', the predominant sound is

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e

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g

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r

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l

Question 16

The word is a stage is an example of __

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metaphor

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personification

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alliteration

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simile

Question 17

The expression "Come here' is an example of

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a sentence

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a phrase

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none of the above

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a fragment

Question 18

The main clause is also known as the ___

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independent clause

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subordinate clause

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dependent clause

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ordinate clause

Question 19

The essence of using figures of speech is to __

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embellish our write up and create excitement

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create fun

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add beauty to our write up only

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i don't know

Question 20

The boy runs like the wind is an example of a ___

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simile

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alliteration

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hyperbole

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metaphor

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