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How does diction influence the mood of a passage?

Which sentence is correctly formed (not a fragment)?

Which of these is a simile?

What is the figure of speech used in the sentence: "The car roared to life"?

Which of the following pairs of words is connected by a coordinating conjunction?

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

What is missing from this sentence fragment: "While they were eating dinner"?

What is a characteristic of an argumentative text?

Which of the following is an example of personification?

Which of the following examples shows the mood of a story?

Which of the following sentence contains a subordinate clause?

What mood is evoked by the phrase, "the heavy clouds rolled across the sky, blocking out the light"?

How can diction impact the pacing of a story?

What does the coordinating conjunction "for" mean in the following sentence? "I stayed home, for I was feeling sick."

The phrase "a symphony of colors" is an example of which literary device?

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a coordinating conjunction?

Which sentence uses a coordinating conjunction incorrectly?

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

"Her eyes were two sparkling diamonds" is an example of:

Which of the following best defines "syntax"?

"The classroom was as loud as a zoo" is an example of:

What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "Although it was raining, she went for a run."

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

"The wind howled through the night" is an example of:

Which of these is a complete sentence?

Which of these is an example of imagery?

Which of these fragments can be completed to form a sentence?

Which of these sentences contains a correct use of subordinating conjunctions?

Which of the following is an example of personification?

What is the primary effect of varied syntax in a story?

Which of the following sentences demonstrates diction that creates a somber mood?

Which sentence uses syntax to create suspense?

What is the tone of the following sentence: "The teacher's voice was cold and unfeeling."

Which coordinating conjunction connects these two sentences: " I wanted to go swimming. It was too cold"?

What effect does imagery have on a reader?

What tone is conveyed by the sentence "He could hardly contain his excitement as he opened the gift"?

What kind of mood does the phrase "a cold, dark night, with the wind howling through the trees" create?

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

What does the metaphor "He's a walking dictionary" suggest?

"Her voice was music to his ears" is an example of: