Weird Al Final Study Guide (Fall 2024)

Front

Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a choice that creates parallel structure: Learning a new language as an adult is more difficult than to learn one as a child.

Back

learning

Front

Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a choice that creates parallel structure: The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.

Back

kindly, professionally, and helpfully.

Front

Which option shows correct parallel structure?
Options: Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling., Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling., Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle., Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.

Back

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.

Front

Correct this sentence: City Hall marks the center of Philadelphia, holds a statue of William Penn, and city records are housed there.

Back

City Hall marks the center of Philadelphia, holds a statue of William Penn, and houses city records.

Front

The Super Bowl game with the '49ers and Taylor Swift's boyfriend's team is going to be fun, exciting, and __.

Back

cool

Answer explanation

The game will be these three adjectives:

-fun

-exciting

-cool

Front

When Harriet went to the circus last week, she was amazed by the loud cannon, funny clowns, and __.

Back

hat-wearing elephants

Answer explanation

Harriet was amazed by these 3 things:

loud cannon (adj./noun)

funny clowns (adj./noun)

hat-wearing elephants (adj./noun)

Front

Maurice's teacher asked him to take out the trash, sharpen pencils, and __.

Back

erase the board

Answer explanation

Maurice's teacher asked him TO do this, do that, and do that. The first TO applies to all 3 verbs.

Front

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a clause is...

Back

Anaphora

Front

Juxtaposition

Back

Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast

Front

What rhetorical aspect does juxtaposition rely on for meaning?

Back

Comparison and Contrast