Quiz 1

Question 1

The study of the patterns of sounds in a language.

Answer 1

Fonología

Question 2

The study of the forms of words.

Answer 2

Morfología

Question 3

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.

Answer 3

Sintaxis

Question 4

The meaning and interpretation of words and sentence structure.

Answer 4

Semántica

Question 5

Study of the distinctive styles of language found in literary genres.

Answer 5

Estilística

Question 6

Upholding the rules related to speaking and writing a language.

Answer 6

Gramática prescriptiva

Question 7

How speakers and writers actually us the language, not on how they should use it.

Answer 7

Gramática descriptiva

Question 8

The state or quality of being well formed; correctness. Based on syntax and morphology.

Answer 8

Gramaticalidad

Question 9

Unit of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another.

Answer 9

Fonema

Question 10

A meaningful unit of a language that cannot be further divided.

Answer 10

Morfema

Question 11

A unit of syntax with meaning.

Answer 11

Palabra

Question 12

Unit of syntactic function. A word or sequence of words that have a function.

Answer 12

Sintagma

Question 13

A group of words that has significant meaning.

Answer 13

Oración

Question 14

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a verse.

Answer 14

Anáfora

Question 15

Occurrence of the same letter or sound within a group of words.

Answer 15

Aliteración

Question 16

Repetition of the vowel sound from the last stressed syllable of a verse.

Answer 16

Rima asonante

Question 17

Repetition of the vowel and consonant sounds from the last stressed syllable of the verse.

Answer 17

Rima consonante

Question 18

Repetition of a root word with different inflections.

Answer 18

Polyptonton

Question 19

Inversion of the normal order of words. (This I must see.)

Answer 19

Hipérbaton

Question 20

Repetition of a grammatical form/structure in a setence.

Answer 20

Paralelismo

Question 21

When two words on the first part of a verse are criss-crossed in the second part. (All for one, and one for all.)

Answer 21

Quiasmo

Question 22

Words or phrases used to compare two unlike things that highlight one shared quality. (She’s a real firecracker.)

Answer 22

Metáfora

Question 23

Comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”. (As sweet as honey.)

Answer 23

Símil

Question 24

Exaggerated expression.

Answer 24

Hipérbole

Question 25

Contrasting two opposing ideas. (To be or not to be.)

Answer 25

Antítesis

Question 26

The use of one sensory image to describe another. (Can you hear the colors?)

Answer 26

Sinestesia

Question 27

Assigning a human attribute to non-human things. (The flowers were begging for water.)

Answer 27

Personificación

Question 28

“Please pass me the salt.” We don’t pass individual grains of salt. You pass a container with salt in it.

Answer 28

Metonimia

Question 29

Sentence structure when the subject is the doer of the verbal action.

Answer 29

Voz activa

Question 30

Sentence structure when the subject is the receiver of the verbal action.

Answer 30

Voz pasiva

Question 31

A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

Answer 31

Objeto directo

Question 32

To whom or for whom the action of the verb is performed.

Answer 32

Objeto indirecto

Question 33

A sentence element that’s introduced by a preposition and is required for the verb to make sense.

Answer 33

Complemento de Régimen Preposicional

Question 34

Appears only in passive voice and denotes the agent or the person or thing that performs the action of the verb.

Answer 34

Complemento Agente

Question 35

The circumstance in which the verbal action occurs.

Answer 35

Complemento Circunstantial

Question 36

An adjectival phrase that serves as a compliment to the subject and verb. If it is removed, the sentence is still grammatically correct.

Answer 36

Complemento Predictivo

Question 37

A phrase that forms the predicate and cannot be avoided. If it is deleted, there is no sentence.

Answer 37

Atributo

Question 38

Type of verb that requires a direct object to complete the action of a verb.

Answer 38

Verbo Transitivo

Question 39

Type of verb that involves a sibject performing the action without a direct object.

Answer 39

Verbo Intransitivo

Question 40

Type of verb where the subject is actively engaged in the action. No direct object affected by the action.

Answer 40

Verbo inergativo

Question 41

Type of verb where the subject does not actively initiate the action but is affected by it.

Answer 41

Verbo inacusativo