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Syntax and Diction
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10th Grade
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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.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
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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