English 2 DOL Quiz #1 Review

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• After the movie ended.

• The tiger cub chased its tail.

• In the middle of the night.

• Underneath a clear, starry sky.

Two independent clauses cannot be joined by a _____.

• semicolon

• colon

• THAMOS

• comma

____ are coordinating conjunctions that can join two complete thoughts with a comma.

• THAMOs

• FANBOYS

• SWABIs

• APPOSITIVES

Which of the following is NOT true about semicolons?

• They join independent clauses.

• The first letter of the second clause is NOT capitalized (unless proper noun).

• They join a dependent clause to an independent clause.

• They join two related ideas.

Which of the following is NOT true about using a colon?

• The clause before the colon may be dependent.

• The sentence after the colon explains or answers the one before it.

• A list follows the colon.

• The clause before the colon must be independent.

A(n) ____ identifies or renames the noun (or noun phrase) right before or after it.

• semicolon

• SWABI

• THAMOs

• appositive phrase

"The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell­ as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world." This passage primarily makes use of ____.

• Personification

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Irony

Which of the following is NOT true about theme?

• It is a statement about human nature.

• It is one word like love or courage.

• It should be a complete sentence.

• It is universal (applies to all people at all times).

The perfectly sun-kissed strawberries were calling my name, so I bought them to go with dessert.

• Theme

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Dramtic irony

Which type of irony is this? In Alanis Morisette's song "Ironic," none of the examples are actually ironic.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal