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Duplicate of SAT-Prep Grammar/Rhetorical Device Review
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A review of SAT style grammar questions and rhetorical strategies, now with kitties!
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1
Which of the following is
NOT
proper usage of a
colon
?
to introduce a quotation
to introduce a list
to join an independent clause to an appositive
to separate a noun from its verb in a sentence
2
REVISE: The girl's boyfriend,
who was a cheater
, was eventually chased out of town.
whom was a cheater
who were a cheater
no error
who is a cheater
3
Revise: Because of the SAT, I was exempt from my English and Math exams!
The SAT was the cause that
english and math exams
no error
I was excused from
4
Which of the following is the primary use for a
semicolon
?
to indicate a brief pause
to combine a dependent and independent clause
to introduce a list
to separate two independent but related clauses
5
REVISE: The cat, who you gave a treat to, is purring contentedly.
to whom you gave a treat
purred contentedly
no error
purred content
6
A work that is
didactic
is intended to:
compel the audience to question authority
teach a moral lesson
dictate a political message
condemn a specific person or group
7
The purpose of a
conjunctive adverb
(however, nevertheless, although) is to:
be confusing
demonstrate a relationship between independent clauses
join two independent clauses
connect an independent to a dependent clause
8
A dependent clause is often defined by a:
coordinating conjunction
domineering conjunction
subordinating conjunction
conjunction junction, what's your function?
9
Tone differs from mood by:
defining the emotional impact on the audience
using imagery as its primary function
often being intentionally ironic
by indicating the attitude of the author toward the subject
10
Fiction that begins
in media res
begins in:
the middle of the action
the narrator's consciousness
flash back
descriptive detail
11
The act of placing two works, concepts, or objects side by side for contrast is:
irony
foil
allegory
juxtaposition
12
An
antecedent
is:
the gender and number of a pronoun
the noun to which a pronoun refers
the clause that precedes a comma
a protester who objects to cedents
13
A sudden insight or realization by a narrator, character, or author in a work is a/an:
epiphany
eulogy
nostalgia
motif
14
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses is:
syntax
anaphora
apostrophe
parallel structure
15
Revise: I feel nervous about the SAT; however, I know I am well prepared.
no error
SAT; and I know
SAT; but I know
SAT; however I knew I was well prepared
16
An
independent clause
is:
a complete thought that is followed by a dependent clause
an independent sentence who don't need no man
an incomplete thought
a complete thought that stands on its own
17
The expression "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" is a/an:
aphorism
colloquialism
elegy
didactic
18
A brief personal story shared by the author or the character in a work is a/an:
fun fact
allusion
flash back
anecdote
19
His journey led him to London, England; Mumbai, India; Tokyo, Japan; and Belfast, Ireland.
His journey led him to:
London, England, Mumbai, India, Tokyo, Japan, and Belfast
Tokyo, Japan and Belfast, Ireland
no error
20
Revise: Every single one of them passed their exams!
passed his or her exams
no error
one of those
passed the exams
21
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of a subordinating conjunction?
unless
nevertheless
although
whereas
22
A statement that is seemingly simultaneously both true and false is a/an:
paradox
analogy
irony
epiphany
23
A
dependent clause
is also known as a/an:
subordinated sentence
fragment
damn shame
incomplete sentence
