What's the Tone?
Author's Purpose
Revise the Sentence
Clauses and Phrases
AP Voices
100
For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.
What is reminiscent?
100
If you’re in the market for a spectacular pair of running shoes, try our new Racer’s Edge shoes. In last month’s Lakeshore Run, three of the top five runners were wearing Racer’s Edge shoes. What’s so special about Racer’s Edge shoes? Every Racer’s Edge style is designed with both comfort and performance in mind. The soles of Racer’s Edge shoes protect your feet as you run. To see a demonstration of Racer’s Edge shoes, come to the Runner’s Best store in the High West Mall on Saturday, June 14th.
What is to persuade readers to buy a pair of Racer's Edge shoes?
100
Make the following sentences into one complex sentence: Before the sun sets tonight. I should be finished rebuilding the car engine.
What is Before the sun sets tonight, I should be finished rebuilding the car engine?
100
This "part of speech" looks like a verb, but acts like an adjective; it can be in the present or past tense.
What is a participle?
100
In this "voice," the subject performs the action expressed by the verb.
What is active voice?
200
O, let America be America again-- The land that never has been yet-- And yet must be--the land where every man is free. The land that's mine--the poor man's, Indian's, Negro's, ME-- Who made America, Whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain, Whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain, Must bring back our mighty dream again. Sure, call me any ugly name you choose-- The steel of freedom does not stain. From those who live like leeches on the people's lives, We must take back our land again, America!
What is determined?
200
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.
What is to inspire readers to persevere.
200
How can you make these two sentences into one compound sentence? Evelina cooked the four-course meal. Jorge set the table for their guests.
What is Evelina cooked the four-course meal, and Joge set the table for their guests?
200
This phrase ends in -ing and functions as a noun; the phrase includes this ____ and all of its modifiers.
What is a gerund phrase?
200
In this "voice," the subject receives the action expressed by the verb; the subject is acted upon.
What is passive voice?
300
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year.
What is quiet, somber, peaceful, tranquil?
300
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks support a wide diversity of animal species, reflecting the range in elevation, climate, and habitat variety there. Over 260 native vertebrate species are in the parks; numerous additional species may be present but have not been confirmed. Of the native vertebrates, five species are extirpated (or extinct), and over 150 are rare or uncommon. There have been some studies of invertebrates in the area, but there is not enough information to know how many species occur specifically in the parks. Many of the parks' caves contain invertebrates, some of which exist only in one cave and are known nowhere else in the world. In the foothills, where summers are hot and dry and winters are mild, plant life is largely chaparral on the lower slopes, with blue oak and California buckeye in the valleys and on higher slopes. A number of animals live in this area year-round; some breed here, while others winter
What is to inform?
300
How can you combine the following sentences to make one compound-complex sentence? Because new information has surfaced. The origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls has come into question. Scientists have begun to look for answers.
What is Because new information has surfaced, the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls has come into question, and scientists have begun to look for answers ?
300
This phrase consists of the word "to" plus a verb and acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb; it's based on a verb and shows action or a state of being
What is an infinitive phrase?
300
The concert will be attended by Tom and Jerry denotes which type of voice?
What is passive voice?
400
I don't want to go on being a root in the dark, insecure, stretched out, shivering with sleep, going on down, into the moist guts of the earth, taking in and thinking, eating every day.
What is resigned, depressed, down-hearted, discouraged?
400
It is tempting to think that your eyes are simply mirrors that reflect whatever is in front of them. Researchers, however, have shown that your brain is constantly working to create the impression of a continuous, uninterrupted world. For instance, in the last 10 minutes, you have blinked your eyes around 200 times. You have probably not been aware of any of these interruptions in your visual world. Something you probably have not seen in a long time without the aid of a mirror is your nose. It is always right there, down in the bottom corner of your vision, but your brain filters it out so that you are not aware of your nose unless you purposefully look at it. Nor are you aware of the artery that runs right down the middle of your retina. It creates a large blind spot in your visual field, but you never notice the hole it leaves. To see this blind spot, try the following: Cover your left eye with your hand. With your right eye, look at the O on the left. As you move your head closer to the O, the X will disappear as it enters the blind spot caused by your optical nerve. O X
What is to explain how visual perception works?
400
How should the following sentence be changed? It was clear they had crossed the neutral zone, it also meant there were fewer places for the unit to fall back to should the natives attack.
What is fix the comma splice by adding a semicolon or a comma and FANBOYS (but)?
400
This kind of modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. *A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept.
What is a dangling modifier?
400
Scientists have conducted experiments on the effects of aging denotes which type of voice?
What is active voice?
500
The Prussians! They had never seen them as yet, but they had felt their presence in the neighborhood of Paris for months ... "Suppose we were to meet any of them?" said Morissot. "We'd offer them some fish," replied Monsieur Sauvage, with that Parisian light-heartedness which nothing can wholly quench.
What is light-hearted, nonchalant, flip?
500
Florida businesses will lose more money from crime this year than they'll spend on water, gas and electricity. This is according to a study released Tuesday. From shoplifting to employee theft, crime is expected to cost Florida businesses $27.4 billion. The cost is twice that of residential crime, according to the report issued by Attorney General Charlie Crist and a law enforcement/industry coalition. The biggest perpetrators, surprisingly, are not robbers and burglars. Rather, they are rogue employees, pilfering everything from stock inventory and office supplies to company accounts and confidential data. More than $13 billion in losses -- almost half of Florida's annual total -- are attributed to those inside jobs, the study said. State officials said they are launching a camp
What is to inform about the effects of stealing?
500
How should this sentence be fixed? Over the last few weeks, confidential Meldman and Sons client information had been leaked from there offices.
What is changing there to their?
500
Which kind of phrase is "Rocking gently" in the following sentence? Rocking gently, the mother did her best to calm her upset baby. *Please note the tense as well.
What is a present participial phrase?
500
How can the following sentence be changed to an active voice sentence? The work was completed by the students.
What is the students completed the work?
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