Tone, Diction, Syntax

A writer's careful selection of words

• Tone

• Diction

• Syntax

• Voice

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E1.6

TEKS.ELA.E3.6

TEKS.ELA.E4.6

The manner in which a writer puts a sentence together

• Tone

• Diction

• Connotation

• Syntax

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E1.6

TEKS.ELA.E2.6

TEKS.ELA.E3.6

A writer's attitude toward the subject being discussed

• Tone

• Denotation

• Syntax

• Diction

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E1.6

TEKS.ELA.E3.6

TEKS.ELA.E4.6

MOOD is ...

• when a person gets angry

• the reader's reaction to the writer's words

• a writer's feelings about a story

• when you are happy

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.9F

TEKS.ELA.E3.8F

TEKS.ELA.LG.2N

TEKS.ELA.LG.3B

TEKS.ELA.OI.3A

Which of these words means ALMOST THE SAME as "happy"?

• shocked

• informative

• comical

• joyful

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TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.2B

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

Which of these words means ALMOST THE SAME as "angry"?

• furious

• anxious

• unconcerned

• mysterious

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TEKS.ELA.7.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E3.2B

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

^{Identify the DICTION in the following sentence:}

My brother argued with me and slammed the door.

• positive

• negative

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.9F

TEKS.ELA.CR.4D

TEKS.ELA.E2.8F

TEKS.ELA.LG.2H

TEKS.ELA.LG.3B

^{Identify the use of DICTION in the following sentence:}

I appreciated her efforts and complimented her work.

• positive

• negative

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.9F

TEKS.ELA.E1.8F

TEKS.ELA.E2.8F

TEKS.ELA.E3.8F

TEKS.ELA.PSW.5G

LOOSE SYNTAX states the main idea ---

• at the end of sentence

• in the middle of a paragraph

• at the beginning of a sentence

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.II

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.IV

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.V

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

INVERTED SYNTAX means that ---

• nothing in the sentence is right side up

• the predicate is before the subject

• the subject is not given

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E1.7B

TEKS.ELA.E3.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L