Mastering Syntax and Style

Multiple Choice

What are the essential elements for effective writing?

• Clarity

• Complexity

• Ambiguity

• Length

Open Ended

What made the sentence you circled particularly strong? Was it word choice, structure, or imagery?

Multiple Choice

(13) When the piece of clothing had been completely folded, the bottom of the machine would open. (14) Attached to the bottom would be a short metal ramp, kind of like a slide. (15) Place a laundry basket at the bottom of this slide you would. (16) The folded piece of clothing would slide down the ramp and would land flat in the basket, folded perfectly.

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 15?

• You would place a laundry basket. At the bottom of this slide.

• Place a laundry basket, you would, at the bottom of this slide.

• At the bottom of this slide, you would place a laundry basket.

• You would at the bottom of this slip place a laundry basket.

Multiple Choice

Use all the words to write a sentence about this picture:

gets book He a.

• a book He gets.

• He gets book a.

• He gets a book.

• book gets a He.

Open Ended

Find and correct mistakes in parallel structures in the following sentence by re-writing it.

Many people who live near the ocean depend on it as a source of food, recreation, and to have economic opportunities.

Multiple Choice

What are the four types of transitions mentioned in the image?

• Addition

• Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Time

Multiple Choice

"My flower was begging me for water."

What does this figurative language mean?

• Personification

• The flower was dried out and needed to be watered.

• The flower asked to be watered.

• The plant had plenty of water.

Multiple Choice

What are the key differences between informal and formal writing styles?

• Conversational tone

• Professional tone

• Casual vocabulary

• Academic vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What is Fair Use?

• pictures, essays
• unfair use of copyright material 
• all copyright materials
• material that can be used without the owner permission

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident