Grammar (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What determines meaning in English sentences?
What determines meaning in English sentences?
Word order
Which type of noun names emotions or concepts you cannot touch?
Which type of noun names emotions or concepts you cannot touch?
Abstract nouns
Which pronoun is reflexive?
Which pronoun is reflexive?
Myself
In 'I like to run every morning', what is the main verb?
In 'I like to run every morning', what is the main verb?
Like
What can a main clause do that a subordinate clause cannot?
What can a main clause do that a subordinate clause cannot?
Stand alone & make complete sense
What type of sentence has a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses?
What type of sentence has a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses?
Complex sentence
What function do prepositional phrases usually have?
What function do prepositional phrases usually have?
Adverbial function
Which adjective type compares three or more nouns?
Which adjective type compares three or more nouns?
Superlative
What effect does inversion create by delaying the main point?
What effect does inversion create by delaying the main point?
Climax
What do minor sentences lack?
What do minor sentences lack?
A main verb