Sin and Syntax, Ch 1-8

Although being aware of the ​ (a)   of a word matters, it is usually the ​ (b)   of a word , which carries that powerful emotional connection, that impacts the reader the most.

• denotation
• connotation
• diction
• lexicon
• brevity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Aim deep, but be simple" is a good example of a ​ (a)   since it seems impossible to do both, but good writers often do.

• paradox
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile
• analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You have to know your ​ (a)   in order to be able to choose the correct ​ (b)   .

• connotation
• diction
• denotation
• audience
• pitch

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

All of the following are true of nouns, EXCEPT ___.

• They are defined as "person, place, or thing (idea)."

• "a, an, the" serve as noun determiners"

• Common nouns are the most common type of nouns.

• Proper nouns are always capitalized

• Names, like John and Hope Valley, are common nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The BEST definition of pronouns is ___.

• words that are proxies for nouns, meaning they "stand for or represent a noun"

• words that describe nouns, meaning they "add information about those nouns"

• words that present nouns in a more specific form

• words that call nouns by their proper identifier, more specific than nouns themselves

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

All of the following are different types of verbs, EXCEPT ___.

• ACTION

• State of BEING

• Auxiliary, or helping

• Describing, or enhancing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read the following sentence carefully. Choose the word that serves as the VERB in the sentence:

Unfortunately, Mark and Luke arrived late to our English class without an office pass.

• unfortunately

• arrived

• late

• class

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Read the following sentence carefully. Choose a word that serves as the SUBJECT in the sentence:

Unfortunately, Mark and Luke arrived late to our English class without an office pass.

• unfortunately

• Mark

• arrived

• English

• class

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Read the following sentence carefully. Choose the word that serves as the ADVERB in the sentence:

Unfortunately, Mark and Luke arrived late to our English class without an office pass.

• unfortunately

• Luke

• arrived

• without

• office

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Read the following sentence carefully. Choose the word that serves as the PREPOSITION in the sentence:

Unfortunately, Mark and Luke arrived late to our English class without an office pass.

• late

• Luke

• English

• without

• there are no prepositions in this sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E