Marple Grammar Final Cram

will you review lay vs lie?

yes

when do you use less?

when it is not countable

when do you use fewer?

when it is countable

what is an aside?

actor on play whispering to audience (like breaking the fourth wall)

what is an oxymoron?

two words together that contradict each other

what is dramatic irony?

when the audience knows something the characters don’t

what is a pun?

using a word with multiple meanings for comedic effect

what is a simile?

comparing A to B using “like” or “as”

what is a metaphor?

a simile without “like” or “as”

what is personification?

giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects

what is onomatopoeia?

words that simulate a sound

what is a soliloquy?

a character speaking to him/herself when they believe they’re alone

what is a monologue?

a long speech delivered to other characters

what is different between monologue and soliloquy?

only the audience can hear the soliloquy

what is a foil?

a character that is the complete opposite of another character

give an example of foil device from harry potter

harry and vold

what is foreshadowing?

hinting at something happening in the future

what is an example of foreshadowing (vocab word)?

harbinger

what is alliteration?

multiple words starting with same alphabet strung together

what is an end rhyme?

lines that rhyme

what is an internal rhyme?

words in a line that rhyme

what is a hyperbole?

an exaggeration (i could eat a horse)

what is an idiom?

phrases with a non-literal meaning

what is a homophone?

words that sound the same but are spelled differently

what do adverbs do?

modify verb, adjective, or another adverb

what does disinterested mean?

neutral, unbiased

what does uninterested mean?

bored

what is an appositive?

a phrase that describes a noun

give an example of a sentence with an appositive

Bob, a regular guy, works a job.

is “could care less” or “couldn’t care less” correct?

couldn’t care less

what does re-sign mean?

to sign again

what does resign mean?

to quit

what are these: Meet Bob, a clown, and entertainer (what happens when you remove the bolded items)

Oxford Commas

what does behoove mean?

to be your responsibility

is clothing countable?

no

is articles of clothing countable?

yes

when do you use less?

when you can’t count it

when do you use fewer?

when you can count it

in simple form, you use ____ when you rest yourself down and use _____ when you put something down

lie, lay

what is the simple past tense form of lie?

lay

what is the past participle form of lie?

lain

what is the present participle form of lie?

lying

what is the past tense of lay?

laid

what is the past participle tense of lay?

laid

what is the present participle tense of lay?

laying