Duplicate of AP Review (EOY)

Diction helps determine all of the following about a text except

Which sentence contains a denotative meaning of the word bear?

What might be the purpose of an interrogative sentence?

Tone reflects the _______'s attitude toward the subject of a text.

Which of these sentences contains an allusion?

An allusion can best be defined as...

Select the sentence that does not contain an allusion.

Which of these sentences uses connotative words to create a sense of peace and contentment?

Should a word's connotative meaning be the same for everyone?

All of these are considered positive tones except

Select the word that makes the sentence parallel: Bill ____ to school, parked his car, and walked to class.

What is the error in this sentence? Exercising is more enjoyable than to shop.

Which of the following does not represent a mismatch in number or person?

Which of the following is an example of synecdoche?

Which of the following is an example of a comma splice (using a comma to combine to dependent clause)

Which of these sentences contains a metaphor?

Select the interrogative sentence that expresses hesitation.

All of the following are strategies for making your writing more concise except

What factor(s) help determine a speaker's tone in a written text?

What is the primary purpose of a declarative sentence?

An exclamatory sentence sometimes expresses _______.

In scientific prose (scientific writing), the tone of a declarative sentence is typically ______.

How frequently are exclamation points used to end an exclamatory sentence?

Identify the complex sentence.

If a writer wants to make a direct comparison between two unlike objects, the writer would use...

Identify the compound sentence.

All of the following are ways to correct a run-on sentence except

Where do words derive their connotations from?

Select the word that makes the sentence parallel: Ken enjoys swimming in pools, ____, and biking on trails.

How would you correct this sentence? He could neither believe what he saw nor accept what he hears.

Choose the best revision of this passive sentence into active voice: The test was easily aced.

Verb tenses help readers understand

Identify the verb that should fill the blank: If Caroline ______, she would have made the basketball team.

Select the sentence that demonstrates an effusive tone.

Turn this dull sentence into a livelier one with a more vivid verb: The traffic to the bridge moved so slowly.

Which of these sentences has the modifier in the correct location?

Which of these is a rhetorical question?

Which of these sentences is not an example of parallel structure?

Which of these is a declarative sentence?

Synecdoche is when a writer...

A word's connotative meaning will likely _____.

Which of the following sentences does not have subject-verb agreement?

How can you edit this sentence to be more specific? A teenager named Sophie paints.

In the sentence Donna writes all of her essays quickly, the word quickly functions as a(n)

Identify the verb written in past tense.

If an author wants to communicate that a character complains a lot, which word could be used to describe the character?

Which of these sentences uses connotative words that evoke fear and disgust?

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

Which of these sentences is an example of parallel structure?

Change this from a passive to an active sentence: The meal was cooked by the chef.

Which of these is an exclamatory sentence?

Diction is a writer's use of _____.

Which of these sentences contains an allusion?

Select the sentence that correctly uses adjectivesand adverbs and is most concise.

Select the interrogative sentence that expresses disbelief.

Crowd, group, and audience are all examples of

Select the sentence that demonstrates an aggressive tone?

This figure of speech is a comparison of two objects or situations with shared characteristics.

Which of these is considered a neutral tone?

Which of these is considered a negative tone?

Identify the periodic sentence, a sentence that saves the most important idea for the end.

A compound sentence is a sentence that ______.

Select the interrogative sentence that expresses a challenge.

Which of the following sentences lacks specificity?

Select the sentence that demonstrates an informal tone.

A word's denotative meaning is the _____.

Which of these is considered a positive tone?

Which sentence uses the modifier "hot" correctly?

Identify the simple sentence.

Verbosity can best be defined as

All of these are considered negative tones except