ELA Language 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the sentence 'The scientist, who won the award, published her findings,' what type of clause is 'who won the award'?
- An independent clause
- A restrictive relative clause
- A nonrestrictive relative clause (Correct answer)
- An adverbial clause
Correct answer: A nonrestrictive relative clause
A nonrestrictive relative clause adds extra information and is set off by commas.
Question 2: Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'She was ___ tired that she fell asleep immediately'?
- such
- so (Correct answer)
- too
- very
Correct answer: so
'So...that' is the correct correlative construction when followed by an adjective.
Question 3: What literary device is used in 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
- Hyperbole
- Alliteration
- Personification (Correct answer)
- Simile
Correct answer: Personification
Personification gives human qualities (whispering) to a non-human thing (wind).
Question 4: Which sentence uses the correct form of 'lie' and 'lay'?
- I need to lay down for a nap.
- She laid the book on the desk yesterday. (Correct answer)
- He was laying in bed all morning.
- Please lay down and rest.
Correct answer: She laid the book on the desk yesterday.
'Laid' is the past tense of 'lay' (to place something), used correctly here.
Question 5: What does the suffix '-ology' mean?
- fear of
- study of (Correct answer)
- belief in
- lover of
Correct answer: study of
The suffix '-ology' comes from Greek and means the study of a subject, as in 'biology.'
Question 6: Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
- She likes hiking, to swim, and running.
- He was tall, strong, and had intelligence.
- They wanted to eat, drink, and be merry. (Correct answer)
- The job requires writing, to read, and editing.
Correct answer: They wanted to eat, drink, and be merry.
Parallel structure requires that all items in a series use the same grammatical form.
Question 7: What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
- A phrase is longer than a clause
- A clause contains a subject and verb; a phrase does not (Correct answer)
- A phrase always starts with a preposition
- A clause can only appear at the end of a sentence
Correct answer: A clause contains a subject and verb; a phrase does not
A clause contains both a subject and a predicate, while a phrase lacks one or both.
ELA Language 3
In the sentence 'The scientist, who won the award, published her findings,' what type of clause is 'who won the award'?