English 9 and 10 Final Exam

Which writing style tells a story?

• persuasive

• descriptive

• exposition

• narrative

What poor writing style is caused by using too many and's, so's, or and then's?

• stringy

• monotonous

• choppy

• all of the above

What poor writing style results from too many short, simple sentences?

• stringy

• monotonous

• choppy

• all of the above

What word is defined as the way we put words together?

• tone

• syntax

• word choice

• style

What part of the paragraph gives examples, reasons, or incidents?

• topic sentence

• developing sentences

• clincher

• coherence

What kind of publication is italicized?

• poem

• book

• song

• pamphlet

What punctuation is used after the salutation of a business letter?

• colon

• semicolon

• dash

• comma

When do you spell out a number in a sentence?

• when the number is the first word of the sentence

• when there is only one number in the sentence

• when the number is less than one thousand

• none of the above

What kind of phrase can function only as a noun?

• gerund

• participial

• infinitive

• all of the above

Colons and semicolons go _______ the closing quotation marks.