Elementary English Trivia

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December 13th

Questions

What is the process of forming a word by combining two or more words into one, often with a hyphen, like 'mother-in-law'?
What part of speech is typically used to describe a noun and provide more information about it, like 'blue' in 'blue sky'?
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause shorter than a period but longer than a comma, often used for emphasis or clarity?
What do you call the list of items, often separated by commas, within a sentence, like 'apples, oranges, and bananas'?
What is the term for the main word or phrase in a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about?
Which part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses, such as 'and', 'but', or 'or'?
Which punctuation mark is used to show possession or to form contractions, like in 'John's book' or 'can't'?

December 13th

Questions

What is the term for a linguistic feature that involves the use of two or more parts of a sentence that are grammatically similar or identical in structure?
Which syntactic phenomenon involves the rearrangement of sentence elements to achieve emphasis or a specific effect, often seen in poetry and formal writing?
In English grammar, what is the term for a verb form that combines with 'to' to function as a noun, adjective, or adverb in a sentence?
What is the term for a cohesive device involving the repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive clauses or sentences?
Which term refers to a grammatical construction where two elements, usually noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other?
What is the term for a figure of speech that involves the substitution of a word with another word that is closely related to it in meaning, often used for rhetorical effect?
Which grammatical term describes the use of a single word to modify or govern two or more words in a sentence, though the word grammatically or logically applies to only one?

December 13th

Questions

What is the term for an adjective form used to compare three or more things, indicating the highest degree of quality?
What linguistic phenomenon involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
What is the term for a verb form that expresses necessity or obligation, often used with 'must', 'should', or 'ought to'?
Which term refers to a noun that denotes a group of individuals or things considered as a unit, such as 'team' or 'flock'?
What is the linguistic term for a phrase that consists of a preposition and its object, often providing additional information about time, location, or direction?
What is the term for a sentence component that connects clauses or sentences, often indicating a relationship between them, such as 'although' or 'because'?
Which term describes a verb form ending in -ed or -en that is used as an adjective or to form perfect tenses?

December 12th

Questions

What is the term for a verb form that functions as a noun in a sentence, often ending in -ing?
In English grammar, what is the name of the mood used to express wishes, hypothetical situations, or actions that have not yet occurred?
What is the linguistic term for a word that modifies a noun or pronoun by limiting its meaning, often indicating quantity, identity, or definiteness?
What is the term for a sentence structure that contains two or more independent clauses connected by coordinating conjunctions?
Which term describes the omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding?
What is the term for a verb tense used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past but was interrupted by another action?
What is the term for a sentence in which the subject performs the action expressed by the verb, as opposed to having the action performed on it?