Question 1

What is the term for a word or phrase that has been used many times in a particular context?

Accepted Answer

Cliché

Question 2

What is the term for a sentence that contains multiple clauses?

Accepted Answer

Compound-Complex

Question 3

What is the term for a word that refers to something in the past?

Accepted Answer

Pronoun

Question 4

What is the term for a word that is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses?

Accepted Answer

Conjunction

Question 5

What is the term for a word or phrase that means something other than its literal meaning?

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 6

What is the term for a verb that expresses a complete thought?

Accepted Answer

Transitive

Question 7

What is the term for a word that has the same pronunciation as another word but different meaning?

Accepted Answer

Homophone

Question 8

What is the term for a sentence that contains both a subject and a predicate?

Accepted Answer

Simple

Question 9

What is the term for a word that has multiple related meanings?

Accepted Answer

Metonymy

Question 10

What is the term for a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

Dependent

Social science: Trivia questions with answers