Comprehensive English Practice

Question 1

Limerick (poetry)?

Answer 1

Short, humorous line with 5 lines (aabba), dominant meter is anapestic

Question 2

Anapestic

Answer 2

two short syllables followed by a long syllable

Question 3

Dangling Participle

Answer 3

a participle intended to modify a noun which is not actually present in the text

Question 4

Participle

Answer 4

a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been ) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast ) or a noun (e.g., good breeding ). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been)

Question 5

Infinitive

Answer 5

form of verbs that can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb

Question 6

Split Infinitive

Answer 6

a construction consisting of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb, e.g. she seems to really like it

Question 7

Misplaced modifier

Answer 7

a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.

Question 8

Cause-effect words (examples)

Answer 8

Since, whether, accordingly