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

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

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

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

• unfortunately, Mark and Luke

• Mark, Luke, class

• arrived, English

• Mark, Luke,English

• Mark, Luke, class, pass

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Read the following sentence carefully. Choose the word that serves as an 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 a 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

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

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

• unfortunately

• and

• late

• pass

• without

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Match the following

• describing words for verbs or adjectives

• interjections

• describing words for nouns

• adjectives

• words that fill or interrupt

• conjunctions

• directional words, that work with nouns

• prepositions

• words that join other words or clauses

• adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the following sentence carefully. Choose the word that serves as the ANTECEDENT for the pronoun it:

I wanted to save the little dog running around near the street, but my mom claimed that it was dirty and said we could not put it in the car.

• mom

• dog

• car

• dirty

• claimed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

All of the following are questions that adjectives answer, EXCEPT ____.

• who did it?

• Which one?

• What kind?

• How many?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E