Rhetoric
A rhetorical device that apeals to reason.
What is Logos?
The student wrote the essay.
Active or passive voice
What is active voice?
This grammatical unit contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it begins with a subordinating conjunction.
What is a dependent (or subordinate) clause?
The logo of this popular sports drink features a capital letter "G" intersected by an orange lightning bolt.
What is Gatorade?
Ms. Casto is _______ tall.
What is 6'1"?
An appeal to credibitity.
What is Ethos?
The car was driven by the teenager.
Active or passive voice.
What is passive voice?
FANBOYS is an acronym for
What is for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or
coordinating conjunctions?
In soccer, it's the 11-letter term for the scenario when a player illegally stands closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent.
What is offside?
Ms. Casto graduated from
What is Purdue University? GO Boilers!
The rhetorical device called that invokes emotion.
What is Pathos?
Parallelism is
What is using the same pattern of words?
This punctuation introduces information that explains, amplifies, illustrates, or lists what came before it
What is a colon?
This basketball team has won more NBA Championships than any other.
Who are the Boston Celtics?
Ms. Casto has a dog T or F
True
Rhetoric means
What is using language effectively?
A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right next to it.
What is an appositive?
This error occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma and no coordinating conjunction.
What is a comma splice?
He is the highest-rated player in the Madden NFL 24 through Madden NFL 27 video games, widely known for his signature "no-look" passes for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Who is Patrick Mahomes?
Ms. Casto is how old?
What is 64?
Diction is
What is an author's deliberate choice and arrangement of words to convey ideas?
The literal meaning of a word versus its cultural or emotional implication.
What is denotation vs. connotation?
A word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence, often found hanging at the very beginning of a sentence.
What is a dangling modifier?
They are the only franchise in NBA history to win multiple championships while remaining completely undefeated in the NBA Finals.
Who are the Chicago Bulls?
Ms. Casto was _______ before becoming a teacher.
What is a Public Relations executive?