Starter quiz
- What is being described here: A question asked to make a point or for dramatic effect, rather than just to elicit an answer?
- 'Rhetorical question' ✓
- What is being described here: A phrase that gives an extra piece of information about a noun?
- noun appositive ✓
- adverb phrase
- adjective
- prepositional phrase
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- What is being described here: Using a counterargument to show the falseness of something?
- 'debunk' ✓
- Which punctuation mark is being described here: A piece of punctuation that can separate two closely related clauses?
- semicolon ✓
- colon
- dashes
- question mark
- exclamation mark
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- What is the best definition of the word colloquial?
- Informal language, typically used in speech amongst friends. ✓
- Formal language, used in professional settings
- Standard language, understood everywhere
- Regional language, specific to a particular geographical area.
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- What is being described here: An extended comparison between two things to develop a point?
- Extended analogy ✓
- Extended personification
- Extended simile
- Extended anecdote
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