English Midterm

Question 1

Simple Sentence

Answer 1

1 independent clause

Question 2

Compound Sentence

Answer 2

2+ independent clauses

Question 3

Complex Sentence

Answer 3

1 independent, 1+ sub

Question 4

Compound Complex Sentence

Answer 4

2+ independent, 1+ sub

Question 5

What is a fanboy?

Answer 5

a word used to connect 2 independent clauses

Question 6

What are the fanboys?

Answer 6

for, and, nor, but, or yet, so

Question 7

Comma?

Independent –> sub

Answer 7

No comma

Question 8

Comma?

Sub –> independent

Answer 8

yes, comma

Question 9

Subordinating Conjunction

Answer 9

because, if, unless

Question 10

Relative Pronouns

Answer 10

that, which, who

Question 11

Subordinate Clause

Answer 11

Contains a subject and a predicate but cannot stand alone as a complete thought

Question 12

Independent Clause

Answer 12

has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence

Question 13

Run-on sentence

Answer 13

a sentence that has 2 or more independent clauses with no punctuation between them

Question 14

Comma Splice

Answer 14

a sentence with no independent clauses spliced together with only a comma and no conjunction.

Question 15

Sentence Fragment

Answer 15

a sentence that is not a complete independent clause missing subject or predicate (or both)

Question 16

Ethos

Answer 16

persuading through credibility

Question 17

Pathos

Answer 17

persuading through emotion

Question 18

Logos

Answer 18

persuading through logic

Question 19

Alliteration

Answer 19

repetition of the first consonant sound

ex: but a better butter makes a better batter

Question 20

Allusion

Answer 20

a brief reference to a famous person or event

ex: he was a real Romeo with the ladies

Question 21

Euphemism

Answer 21

a mild of pleasant term used in place of an pleasant or offensive one
ex: Sanitation engineer instead of garbage man

Question 22

Hyperbole

Answer 22

an obvious, intended exaggeration

ex: his snores were louder than a freight train

Question 23

Juxtaposition

Answer 23

putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising
ex: My only love sprung from my only hate

Question 24

Metaphor

Answer 24

comparison without using “like” or “as”

Question 25

Oxymoron

Answer 25

the combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect
ex: dark comedy

Question 26

Parallelism

Answer 26

several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance
ex: We shall pay any price, bear any burden

Question 27

Personification

Answer 27

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

ex: the wind whispered her name

Question 28

Repetition

Answer 28

a repeating word or phrase

Question 29

Anaphora

Answer 29

repetition at the beginning of a line

ex: we demand truth. we demand justice.

Question 30

Epistrophe

Answer 30

repetition at the end of a line

ex: see no evil. hear no evil. speak no evil.

Question 31

Rhetorical Question

Answer 31

a question posed for effect, not requiring an answer

ex: how long shall we look the other way while our fellow human beings suffer?

Question 32

Similie

Answer 32

comparison using “like” or “as”

Question 33

Understatement

Answer 33

a statement that says less than it means

ex: I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.

Question 34

Verbal Irony

Answer 34

a statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words
ex: lucky me, I’ve lost my wallet.