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Questions For the Selection of English Teachers.

Q#1: What is Personification?


Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given
human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they
have the ability to act like human beings. For example, when we say, “The sky weeps”.
Q#2: What is Gerund?
A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun ending in ‘ing’.
Q#3: What are phrase prepositions?
A group of words normally used with a force of single preposition. For example: with
reference to.

Q#4: What is Intransitive Verb?


Intransitive verb definition. A verb that does not need a direct object to complete its
meaning. Run, sleep, travel, wonder, and die are all intransitive verbs.

Q#5: What is Interjection?


An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and
expresses a spontaneous feelings or reactions For example Ouch! Wow! etc.

Q#6: What is Irony?


Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the
opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Q#7: What is Hyphen?
Hyphen is a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound words or the parts of
a word divided for any purpose.

Q#8: What is Salutation?


A greeting in words or actions, or the words used at the beginning of a letter or speech.

Q#9.What is Subject Verb Agreement?

Subject verb agreement simply means the subject and verb must agree in number.
This means both need to be singular or both need to be plural.
Q#10: What do you know about Expository Essays?

The expository essay is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an
idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning
that idea in a clear and concise manner.
Q#11: What is Syntax?
Syntax is an order of words and phrases to form proper sentences.
An example of syntax is "I'm going to the market" versus "to the market I'm going."
Q#12: What is Predicate?
The predicate is the part of a sentence that includes the verb and verb phrase.
The predicate of "The boys went to the zoo" is "went to the zoo."
Q#13: What is Alliteration?
When you use words that have the same sound at the beginning is called Alliteration,
like "Some students synthesize sweet sentences."
Q#14: What do you know about “The Definite Article”?
'The' is the one and only definite article in English, which means that it refers to, or
introduces, a particular, specific noun.

Q#15: What is Infinitive?

The basic form of verb often preceded by “to”.


Example: To err is human.

Q#16: What is the difference between Adjective and Adverb?


An adjective describes a noun or pronoun: That boy is so loud!
An adverb describes verb or anything apart from noun and pronoun: “That boy speaks
so loudly!
Q#17: What is meant by the phrase “A raw deal”?
Meaning: Unfair treatment.
Q#18: What are Assertive sentences?
Simple or declarative.
Q#19: Correct it “We did not find no wisdom in it”
We did not find wisdom in it.
Q#20: What do you know about “Thesaurus”?
A book like dictionary that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.

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