AP Review 2

Types of Sentences

100

Did George Orwell write Animal Farm? (2)

interrogative sentence and simple sentence 

200

"Drew, please complete the application before you meet with the professor." (2)

simple sentence and imperative sentence

300

Tom studied all night for his AP English exam, yet he still has much more to do. (2)

declarative sentence and compound sentence

400

Above the fireplace hangs an old antique clock that we inherited from our grandmother. (3)

complex sentence, declarative sentence, inverted sentence

500

Lewis and Clark finally arrived at the Pacific coast, after bitter winters and a close class with the Sioux Indians. (3)

loose sentence, complex sentence, and declarative sentence

Logical Fallacies

100

Some teenagers in our community recently vandalized the park downtown. Teens are so irresponsible and destructive.

Hasty Generalization

200

Caldwell Hall is in terrible shape, so either we tear it down and rebuild it or we continue to risk our students' safety.

False Dichotomy or Either/ Or Fallacy

300

President Jones raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime increased. He is responsible for the rise in crime.

Post Hoc Ergo Proptor Hoc

400

My opponent claims I am weak on crime, but I have been one of the most reliable participants in city council meetings.

Red Herring

500

• “Investing in cryptocurrencies is a risk, but everything in life involves a risk. Every time you drive a car you are taking a risk. If you’re willing to drive a car, you should be willing to invest in cryptocurrencies.”

Non Sequitor

Rhetorical Elements

100

Memoirs, journals, essays, short stories, drama, and novels are what?

genres

200

"My baseball coach is not mean" is an example of what element?

litotes

300

Caesar's famous line, "I came, I saw, I conquered" is an example of this element. (not anaphora)

asyndeton

400

Mike studied hard for the exam, but failed it; Rich didn't prepare for it all and aced it" is an example of what?

situational irony

500

Barbara Jordan's line, "characterized by greed and hatred and selfishness and mega-mergers and debt overhang..." contains what element?

polysyndeton

Types of Sentences Again

100

"Although Atonement is an excellent novel" is an example of what?

sentence fragment

200

"Although the OSU Buckeyes were ranked first, the LSU Tigers won the national championship" is an example of what type of sentences? (2)

declarative sentence and complex sentence

300

"Did the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl?" is an example of what kind of sentence? (3)

interrogative sentence and simple sentence

400

"Love, as everyone knows except those who happen to be afflicted with it, is blind" is an example of what type of sentences? 

periodic sentence and complex sentence and declarative sentence

500

"Although Leah prefers romantic comedies, she actually watched Star Wars, and she thoroughly enjoyed it" is an example of what type of sentences? (2)

compound-complex sentence and declarative sentence

Miscellaneous

100

"For example," "however," and "consequently" are examples of what?

transitions

200

It was the beginning of the end.

Paradox

300

"The silence hissed" has what 2 elements?

personification, oxymoron, and onomatopoeia

400

Ian Fleming's book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has what 2 elements in it?

onomatopoeia and repetition

500

Dickens's line, "...it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair..." has what 2 elements in it?

antithesis, parallelism, anaphora