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- Question
A symbol that represents a speech sound
Options- A. Phonemes
- B. Grapheme
- C. Phonics
- D. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- Grapheme
- 1. Which sentence contains an interjection?
Options- A. Hey, where did I park my car!
- B. Well, that?s a relief.
- C. Oh, now I remember where i put my wallet.
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 2. A person who insists on something
Options- A. Instantaneous
- B. Boaster
- C. Stickler
- D. Disciplinarian Discuss
- 3. Words to describe a beautiful woman?
Options- A. Gorgeous
- B. Cute
- C. Elegant
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 4. Ornate is the opposite of
Options- A. Offensive
- B. Elegant
- C. Fancy
- D. Lavish Discuss
- 5. Inhabit most nearly means
Options- A. Vacate
- B. Move
- C. Reside
- D. Leave Discuss
- 6. Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?
Options- A. I?m martyr to a motion not my own
- B. These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
- C. Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay
- D. I swear she cast a shadow white as stone Discuss
- 7. Laconic most nearly means
Options- A. Talkative
- B. Wordy
- C. Brief
- D. Long Discuss
- 8. What is the structure of an Italian sonnet?
Options- A. Octave
- B. Pentagon
- C. Hexane
- D. Quadrapul Discuss
- 9. A restrictive clause is one that
Options- A. usually occurs at the beginning of a sentence
- B. should be set off by commas
- C. limits the meaning of the word it describes
- D. functions as an adverb Discuss
- 10. The act of formally approving something is known as
Options- A. Ratification
- B. Delegation
- C. Arbitration
- D. Representation Discuss
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Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
Yes, all the above given sentences have an interjection.
1. Hey ! is an interjection in the sentence , Hey!, where did I park my car?
2. Well is an interjection in the sentence, Well!, that's a relief.
3. Oh! is an interjection in the sentence , Oh!, now I remember where i put my wallet.
Correct Answer: Stickler
Explanation:
A person who insists on something unyieldingly is called a Stickler.
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
Words to describe a beautiful woman are :: appealing, fair, charming, fascinating, dazzling, fetching, angelic, fine, delicate, delightful, divine, beauteous, ...
Correct Answer: Offensive
Explanation:
Ornate means which is beautiful, lavish one. Opposite of Ornate is ugly, offensive, dull or plain.
Correct Answer: Reside
Explanation:
Inhabit means a place or environment to live in for a person or animal or a group.
Vacate, move and reside means to leave a place and are opposite to live. Reside is the only word most nearly means as inhabit.
Correct Answer: These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
Explanation:
Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.
In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.
Correct Answer: Brief
Explanation:
Laconic means using only few words in his/her speech or while talking.
In the given options, talkative, wordy and long are all opposite to laconic and brief is the only word which is similar in meaning of laconic.
Correct Answer: Octave
Explanation:
Italian sonnets have 14 lines and are written in iambic pentameter. They are divided into two sections: the octave and the sestet. The octave of an Italian sonnet consists of the first eight lines of the poem. It follows an ABBAABBA rhyme pattern.
Correct Answer: limits the meaning of the word it describes
Explanation:
A restrictive clause is one that limits the meaning of the word it describes.
For example ::
The girl who lives next door is beautiful.
This restrictive clause limits "the girl" to say it's specifically the one next door.
Correct Answer: Ratification
Explanation:
The act of formally approving something is known as Ratification.
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