English IV : 10. REVIEW
--- refers to the way in which a paragraph flows logically from idea to support.
Coherence
---refers to the writer's choice of words.
Diction
Exceptions to the rules of traditional grammar seldom occur.
False
Structural grammar defines a sentence and parts of speech.
False
The brain of both man and ape is organized so that specific cognitive skills and motor skills are located on specific sides of the brain.
False
Traditional grammar is based on the French language.
False
---are complete thoughts that make sense by themselves.
Independent clauses
---used as adjectives and modify the noun or pronoun nearest to them in the sentence ending in -ing, -d, -ed, or -t.
Participial phrases
--- are those in which two sentence ideas are expressed by running two independent clauses together without any punctuation (fused sentence) or with incorrect punctuation (comma splice).
Run-on sentences
____believed that only the gods were able to communicate in words and eventually gave the gift of speech to the people.
Scandinavians
---are words that are too informal for most written composition.
Slang
---are words that are showy or too formal for most written composition.
Stilted
First words were imitations of animal cries and natural sounds.
Theory One
repetition of vowel sounds that are followed by different consonants
assonance
follows the key action or decision of the protagonist
climax
seems contradictory, but is true
paradox
to speculate
theorize
Speech began with rhythmic chants.
Theory Three
First words were exclamations of emotions.
Theory Two
Man's brain is larger than the brain of an ape.
True
One way that an individual language became the "language of the land" was when one country conquered another and imposed it's language on the conquered country.
True
Structural grammar was developed because people believed traditional grammar did not accurately describe English grammar.
True
Transformational grammar attempts to find rules that, if applied, would create all possible grammatical sentences.
True
---refers to every other sentence in a paragraph contributing to the topic sentence.
Unity
--convey unclear meanings through lack of description.
Vague
---include participial phrases, gerunds, and infinitive phrases.
Verbal phrases
A well-written paragraph has--- when all of the ideas flow together logically. The paragraph has ---when the topic sentence is clearly supported by every other sentence.
coherence unity
sentence completers
complements
---means "helpful."
conducive
Meter and rhyme must be suited to the poem's _____.
content, theme, and tone
An introductory phrase that has no logical word to modify ----
dangling modifier
---do not make sense by themselves.
dependent clauses
Conversation between characters in a story is called ---
dialogue
conversation between characters in a story
dialogue
two feet
dimeter
Four types of point of view in short stories are limited omniscient, omniscient, personal, and ---
dramatic
To--- means to heighten or to intensify.
enhance
Conflict which the character must face outside of himself is called ____ conflict.
external
A topic sentence helps support the main idea of a paragraph.
false
An outline is not essential to good writing.
false
If a writer uses clauses and phrases in a sentence, his writing will be choppy.
false
Latin is the basis of all languages.
false
Poetry and short stories are examples of expository writing.
false
Semantics is the scientific study of creative grammars.
false
Shifting tense in a paragraph adds dramatic effect.
false
The main idea always comes at the end of the paragraph
false
The topic sentence contains the supporting details of the paragraph.
false
A form of poetry that has neither rhyme nor meter is _____.
free verse
---used as a noun in sentences ending in -ing.
gerund
seven feet
heptameter
six feet
hexameter
exaggeration
hyperbole
figures of speech.
hyperbole metaphor personification simile
Select the two-syllable feet In English poetry.
iamb trochee
The most common metrical set in English is
iambic pentameter
Four types of sentences
imperative, interrogative, exclamatory, declarative
to force; to inflict
impose
---may be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb consisting of the word "to" followed by a verb form
infinitive
a struggle inside a character
internal conflict
figurative language which presents something the opposite of what it purports to be
irony
"Her voice was a fluttering harpsichord."
metaphor
The most common sound patterns in poetry are
meter and rhyme
substitutes something closely related for the actual thing
metonymy
one foot
monometer
relating of actions and incidents in a story
narration
eight feet
octameter
five feet
pentameter
"Golden slumbers kiss your eyes"
personification
framework of a short story
plot
framework of action
plot
---means "to put forth."
pose
---contains a preposition and a noun or pronoun object
prepositional phrase
to be victorious; to triumph
prevail
A person will read faster and with better comprehension if he--- instead of reading word for word.
reads groups of words
A poet uses the common sound patterns of meter and _____.
rhyme
two or more unrelated thoughts
run-on sentence
--- is a group of words that lacks either a subject or a verb, or that is a dependent clause and requires an independent clause to make it a complete thought.
sentence fragment
time, place, culture in a story
setting
time/place in which characters relate to one another
setting
comparison utilizing "like" or "as."
simile
Devices such as alliteration, consonance, and onomatopoeia are
sound effects
artful
subtle
associates part of a thing with the whole
synecdoche
four feet
tetrameter
central idea of a story
theme
main idea of a paragraph
topic sentence
Three kinds of grammar that are studied today are traditional, structural, and ---
transformational
connectors between sentences
transitional devices
three feet
trimeter
---are uncreative and that have been used over and over.
trite
According to the Bible, God spoke to the beings He created.
true
English developed from a Germanic language.
true
In fiction the reactions of people to other people and events are more important than the events themselves.
true
The purpose and the audience are important considerations for the writer of an expository essay.
true
Traditional grammar is based on the Latin language.
true
The point in the story at which the characters are forced to act is called the
turning point
Style includes:
type of language used correct grammar correct usage
A poem is a series of images that create a(n) _____.
word picture