Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Which type of sentence contains two parallel elements set off against each other?

• Balanced sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Cumulative sentence

A sentence with at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses is called a ______.

• Balanced sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause is known as a ______.

• Balanced sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Which sentence type begins with an independent clause and then adds subordinate elements?

• Balanced sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Cumulative sentence

What is the grouping of words, while diction refers to the selection of individual words?

• Syntax

• Sentence

• Appositive

• Clause

In the example 'Other than baseball, football is my favorite sport,' what is the independent clause?

• Other than baseball

• Football is my favorite sport

• Other than baseball, football

• My favorite sport.

What is the term for a sentence where both parts are parallel grammatically?

• Balanced sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Cumulative sentence

What is a periodic sentence?

• A sentence that ends with a question mark.

• A sentence where the main idea is not completed until the end.

• A sentence with only one independent clause.

• A sentence that expresses strong emotions.

A simple sentence contains only ______.

• one independent clause

• a question

• a command

• strong emotions

What type of sentence incorporates interrogative pronouns?

• Declarative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence