English Language & Literacy Flashcards

Which sentence contains a correctly placed apostrophe?

Answer: The student's essays were all submitted on time.

'Student's' correctly shows singular possession, and 'essays' is a simple plural requiring no apostrophe.

What is the primary difference between 'denotation' and 'connotation'?

Answer: Denotation is the literal meaning; connotation is the implied emotional meaning

Denotation is a word's dictionary definition, while connotation includes the cultural and emotional associations it carries.

Which of the following describes 'dramatic irony'?

Answer: The audience knows something that a character in the story does not

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience has knowledge that one or more characters lack, creating tension or suspense.

In academic writing, which transitional phrase best introduces a contrasting idea?

Answer: Nevertheless

'Nevertheless' signals that the following point contrasts with or qualifies what was previously stated.

What technique does an author use when they deliberately omit words that the reader is expected to supply from context?

Answer: Ellipsis

Ellipsis is the omission of words that are understood from context, often shown with three dots (...) in text.

Which of the following is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

Answer: Although she was late, she ran fast and arrived before the meeting started.

A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

When a text's narrator only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character, this narrative mode is called:

Answer: Limited third person

Limited third-person narration uses 'he/she/they' but restricts insight to a single character's internal perspective.