Basic Grammar
Choose the sentence with proper subject-verb agreement:
a. The jury members was divided in their decision.
b. Politics are a complicated subject.
c. The data shows interesting results.
d. Five dollars has spent on lunch.
What is C The data shows interesting results?
Authority, credentials and personal examples help build which appeal?
What is ethos?
Which sentence type can be seen in the following sentence?
The elderly man sprung up from his chair and danced the night away.
What is a simple sentence?
The occurrence of the same letter of sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is "alliteration"?
This appeal uses facts, statistics, and logical arguments to persuade the audience?
What is logos?
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:
She enjoys reading because it relaxes her.
What is "She enjoys reading"?
"Imagine the joy of a child receiving a warm meal after going to bed hungry, their eyes lighting up with hope and gratitude" is an example of:
What is pathos?
Which of the following sentences is written in active tense?
a. The cat chased the mouse.
b. The door was closed by the cat.
c. A mouse trap was laid out the cat.
d. The cat was scolded by the owners of the house.
What is a. The cat chased the mouse?
"She's a walking encyclopedia" displays which literary device?
What is metaphor?
Which sentence is written in active tense?
a. Caesar was killed by Brutus and the conspirators.
b. Calphurnia warned Caesar not to go to the Capitol.
c. The plebeians were swayed by Antony's speech after Caesar's death.
d. The crown was offered to Caesar by Mark Antony.
What is b. Calphurnia warned Caesar not to go to the Capitol?
Which of the following sentences has proper subject-verb agreement?
a. The data show that the results are accurate.
b. The team have won the championship.
c. The pair of shoes were left at the store.
d. A bouquet of flowers was on the table.
What is d. A bouquet of flowers was on the table?
Pathos evokes feelings from the ________?
What is the "audience"?
Which type of sentence is depicted in the following sentence?
Mary swims for Bismarck High School, but she attends St. Mary's Central High School.
What is a compound sentence?
What is allusion?
Sensory details in a work; the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling, call to mind an idea, or describe an object.
What is imagery?
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
They played soccer in the park even though it started to rain.
What is "even though it started to rain"?
"Having worked in the field of education for over 30 years, I can assure you that personalized learning approaches lead to better student outcomes" is an example of:
Which of the following sentences is written in passive tense?
a. Genevieve wears a lot of pink.
b. Finn dances in the classroom.
c. Rachel was scolded by her brother.
d. Elizabeth leaps to safety.
What is c. Rachel was scolded by her brother?
A statement that seems contradictory, but is actually true.
What is a paradox?
Which sentence type can be seen in the following sentence?
April balanced on the beam although she fell off of it earlier.
What is a complex sentence?
What is is the following an example of?
Running through the park.
What is a fragment?
The average cost of a college education has risen by 300% in the last 30 years, making it imperative for us to consider alternative funding solutions to prevent student debt crises" is an example of:
What is logos?
Which sentence type can be seen in the following sentence?
Although the weather was cold, my dog chased a car down the street; we found him after searching for hours.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
The repetition of vowel sounds in close succession.
What is assonance?
"Act naturally" is an example of which literary device?
What is an oxymoron?