Grammar
What is the purpose of a narrative writing style?
to tell a story
What famous poet is the author of "The Gift Outright"?
Robert Frost
What famous American symbol is "The New Colossus" written about?
The Statue of Liberty
fashun
fashion
incapable of existing together
incompatible
Choppy writing style is a result of which type of sentence structure being used repeatedly?
simple sentence
What is the title of the presidential story authored by William J. Bennett?
"Washington's Glasses"
The story "I'll Be There" is about a school teacher who wrote which famous hymn?
"When the Roll is Called Up Yonder"
disasterous
disastrous
calm, composed, controlled
self-possessed
What word is defined as the order or arrangement of words in a sentence?
syntax
What husband and wife duo authored the story "Yes, Your Honesty"?
George and Helen Papashvily
The line "Good fences make good neighbors," is from which Unit 12 poem?
Mending Wall
compitition
competition
about to occur
imminent
If the simple sentences are related and of equal importance, we correct the choppy style by combining them to form what kind of sentence?
a compound sentence
Who authored the poem "Home"?
Edgar Guest
"John Brown's Body" is about the death of whom?
Stonewall Jackson
explination
explanation
brilliant, strategic move; often a military overthrow of government
coup
In order to correct a monotonous writing style, which sentence element should be moved to the beginning of the sentence?
modifier
Kathryn Forbes
What is the theme of "The Right Kind of People"?
concsious
conscious
hesitate or waver between two courses or decisions