Elements of Style

What style of writing tells a story?

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Expository

• Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What type of diction is conversational writing?

• Formal

• Informal

• Pedantic

• Poetic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of syntax relays information directly?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What style of writing tries to convince the reader of something?

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What type of diction uses sophisticated word choice?

• Formal

• Informal

• Pedantic

• Poetic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of syntax asks a question?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

What type of style creates a vivid image in the reader's mind?

• Expository

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What sort of diction is lyrical and relies on the way that words sound?

• Formal

• Informal

• Pedantic

• Poetic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What sort of syntax issues a command or instruction?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What style of writing is meant to educate or inform its readers?

• Expository

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5