Miscellaneous GrammarSet 30

1Idioms are .....
2Word-combinations similar to words are called .....
3Finish this phrase: "slow as ..... "
4What are tiny inexpensive gifts usually called?
5To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
6What are overused expressions known as?
7Someone who is new to doing something would be a .....
8Which cultural element often requires adaptation?
9Mason was reading a book and came across a phrase that didn't make sense to him literally. Jackson explained to him that it might be an idiom. Sophia, who was listening to them, asked, 'What is an idiom?'
10What type of analogy is the following:hurricane is to storm as tulip is to flower
11Constellation: Stars
12Those antonyms that are open to comparison are called .....
13What grammar topic did we focus on last week?
14The words: the a anare examples of:
15Your road map for success; lets you know what you plan to say in your paper, the order you want to say things, and whether or not you have research to support your topics
16Which of the following contains both elements of Setting?
17The youth soccer movement created a set of regulations to protect children. Regulations are:
18"Goal!!! Goal!!!" you hear on the TV ..... hearing the loud screams on the background.
19Which of the following is a key element of a personal narrative?
20Less newsworthy, but still apply to the event and are included towards the end.
21Isla meets several new colleagues at work and quickly organizes them in her mind based on their friendliness, professionalism, and reliability. Which of the following best describes what Isla is using?
22I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race.
23This pattern groups or classifies items or things into their parts, types, kinds, or categories.
24A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another of its kind
25A word that adds to the meaning of a verb or adjective
26A word used to describe/modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
27Shelly was in the waiting room at the dentist office when her imagination went wild. She pictured herself being strapped to a huge chair while the dentist hovered over her with a drill. She could just see the dentist drilling her tooth while her mother and several others held her in the chair. By the time her name was called back, she was shaking all over. Which word below describes Shelly?
28Choose the sentence that demonstrates proper adjective agreement in number and gender.
29Match the comments to the personalityadjectives.'I feel very comfortable when I'm speaking inpublic'.
30The words 'quiet', 'crack' and 'burbling' engage which sense?
31My best friend has a new car. I wish I had a car like hers! .....
32What does 'cloying' mean? (adj.)
33The April sky shines with a blue so wonderful that you cannot forget it.
34Forming opinions about others without thinking about the facts
35Choose the correct option for each gap.Everything in the bar was ..... They were charging $ 18 for a beer!
36Beautifull
37Portentous is a(n)
38What is the adjectives red-head and pretty in Spanish?
39He's a dangerous driver.
40CHOOSE "NEGATIVE DESCRIPTIONS"
41Shanie got a CUTE new dog.What part of speech is the all caps word?
42Ambivalent (adjective)
43My grandmother always gives food to the poor. She is very .....
44In linguistics and communication studies, a ..... is one who speaks: the producer of an utterance.
45It is the abreviation of interjection:
46Chomsky and other linguists refer to grammar as ..... that allow people to use language to communicate.
47The written communication does not require any interlocutor, its main form is a ......
48..... should be analyzed by teachers to identify inappropriate transfer of first language habits.
49When learners use L1 norms to express refusal in L2, they demonstrate:
50What does 'transfer from L1' mean in pragmatics?
51Which term refers to the language being learned?
52Two words with the same form that are unrelated in meaning (e.g. mole(on skin)-mole(small animal)
53The way a word or phrase is normally and correctly used.
54The words Fly (an insect) and Fly (to ascend) are
55Dismay
56His childish behavior is bothering me.
57The writer's characteristic manner of employing language in their work.
58The manner in which a writer characteristically combines/arranges words and shapes ideas in blending diction and syntax. It is the distinctive manner of expression that represents that author's typical writing .....
59The full form of BTY is .....
60Round 2:Connotation & Nuance. Which word describes someone acting like a "spoiled child" ?
61Each of two or more words having the same spelling, or pronunciation, but different meanings and origins.