ELA Language 3

Question 1

In the sentence 'The scientist, who won the award, published her findings,' what type of clause is 'who won the award'?

Accepted Answer

A nonrestrictive relative clause

Answer

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'?

Accepted Answer

so

Answer

'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'?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification gives human qualities (whispering) to a non-human thing (wind).

Question 4

Which sentence uses the correct form of 'lie' and 'lay'?

Accepted Answer

She laid the book on the desk yesterday.

Answer

'Laid' is the past tense of 'lay' (to place something), used correctly here.

Question 5

What does the suffix '-ology' mean?

Accepted Answer

study of

Answer

The suffix '-ology' comes from Greek and means the study of a subject, as in 'biology.'

(ELA) English Language Arts Practice Test