Examples

Question 1

Charbel really enjoyed the slice of cake HE was given

Answer 1

Anaphoric reference

Question 2

THIS is disgusting, look at all the mess

Answer 2

Cataphoric reference

Question 3

A: where did you put my phone
B: over there ( points to counter )

Answer 3

Deictics

Question 4

THIS LITTLE PIG went to the market, THIS LITTLE PIG stayed home

Answer 4

Repetition

Question 5

I love cats, I have three of THEM

Answer 5

Substitution

Question 6

I like pie AND I like cake

Answer 6

Conjunctions

Question 7

The dog bit the girl ( active/passive )

Answer 7

Active voice

Question 8

The girl was bitten by the dog (active/passive)

Answer 8

Passive voice

Question 9

He drowned in a sea of grief

Answer 9

Metaphor

Question 10

He’s as cool as ice

Answer 10

Simile

Question 11

Life is but a walking shadow

Answer 11

Personification

Question 12

I’ve told you a million times

Answer 12

Hyperbole

Question 13

I brought three potato cakes

Answer 13

Simple sentence

Question 14

I brought three potato cakes AND Theo brought a burger with the lot

Answer 14

Compound sentences

Question 15

I brought the potato cakes BECAUSE I was hungry

Answer 15

Complex sentence

Question 16

I brought three potato cakes AND Theo bought a burger with the lot BECAUSE we were both hungry

Answer 16

Compound complex sentence

Question 17

Participation is encouraged

Answer 17

Nominalisation

Question 18

The meal was beautifully prepared, expertly cooked and tantalising aromatic

Answer 18

Parallelism

Question 19

There’s a LONG version and a SHORT version; which one do you want?

Answer 19

Antithesis

Question 20

I like pie, cakes, cats, sport and reading

Answer 20

Listing

Question 21

Passed away

Answer 21

Euphemism

Question 22

Death cult

Answer 22

Dysphemism

Question 23

Senior citizen ( not old person )

Answer 23

Doublespeak