Syntax and Diction

Syntax and Diction

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Syntax and Diction

Syntax and Diction

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, L.3.3A, L.11-12.6

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Diction is...

Using figurative language and details to set the tone

Using sentence structure and punctuation to set the tone

Using specific words to set the tone

Using a dictionary to look up a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A writer's careful selection of words

Tone

Diction

Syntax

Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The manner in which a writer puts a sentence together

Tone

Diction

Connotation

Syntax

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the DICTION in the following sentence:

My brother argued with me and slammed the door.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

INVERTED SYNTAX means that ---

nothing in the sentence is right side up

the predicate is before the subject

the subject is not given

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

BALANCED SYNTAX is when the phrases ---

do not contain nouns

are at the end of the sentence

have similar structure and length

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What part of the sentence is emphasized by its syntax?

"Both his parents had been killed when he was eight years old."

...he was eight years old

Both his parents had been killed...

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