Finals notes

The level of usage to be avoided is _____.

nonstandard

Read the following paragraph. 1A verbal may belong to one of three categories. 2It may be a participle, which is used only as an adjective. 3It may be a gerund, which always ends in -ing and functions as a noun. 4Finally, it may be an infinitive, which is preceded by to and functions as a noun, adjective, or even an adverb. 5Yet verbals still look very much like verbs. The sentence(s) that support the topic sentence of this paragraph are: _____.

3 4 2

Select the completely correct sentence: Always avoid wordyness in writing a descriptive passage. Always, avoid wordiness in writing a descriptive passage. Always avoid wordiness in writing a descriptive passage.

Always avoid wordiness in writing a descriptive passage.

Check the questions a listener should ask himself to judge a speaker's speech (Mark all that apply.).

Are the speaker's arguments logical? Is enough evidence given? Is support based on fact or opinion? Is the speaker an authority on the subject?

Select the completely correct sentence: Characters in short stories are revealed through their actions. Characters in short storys are revealed through their actions. Characters, in short stories, are revealed through their actions.

Characters in short stories are revealed through their actions.

Select the sentence that uses an infinitive phrase as an object. Christa chose to write a literary critique of the novel Oliver Twist. Choose your words with great care. The main character of this book does not change at all. The student receiving the achievement award should represent his class. Earning money has been a difficult task this summer. My job is leading people to their seats in the auditorium.

Christa chose to write a literary critique of the novel Oliver Twist.

Check all of the things to remember in cutting literature for an oral interpretation.

Do not distort the author's purpose. Use concise, important segments. Eliminate unnecessary description. Cut minor characters.

Always use the same pitch.

False

An etymology is a syntax of a word.

False

In a speech, all difficult words should be removed.

False

In a speech, difficult words are often helpful in getting an audience's interest.

False

In your outline, use Roman numerals for supporting details and examples.

False

Use a formal level of usage for all audiences.

False

When preparing literature for an oral interpretation, you should select a passage with much description or narration.

False

You can never use too many adjectives in your speech.

False

Clichés are often helpful in getting an audience's interest.

Falsw

Connotations are word endings that indicate the grammatical functions of words.

Falsw

Select the sentence with a clause used as a modifier to the verb: The French girl who wears the yellow leather coat was here about an hour ago. That dog figured out that the bug he ate, a bee, was not so tasty. Geoff fell off the ladder into the pool because he was dizzy.

Geoff fell off the ladder into the pool because he was dizzy.

verbals ending in -ing and used only as nouns are _____

Gerunds

Everyman enters the grave with _____.

Good Deeds

Select the sentence that uses a gerund phrase as an object. Earning money has been a difficult task this summer. The student receiving the achievement award should represent his class. The main character of this book does not change at all. Choose your words with great care. Christa chose to write a literary critique of the novel Oliver Twist. My job entails leading people to their seats in the auditorium.

My job entails leading people to their seats in the auditorium.

The term that does not name a metric foot is _____.

hexameter

You should choose a speech topic about which you are informed.

True

You should use a subject, examples, and a level of usage that are appropriate for your audience.

True

Select the sentence with a clause used as a modifier to the subject: Geoff fell off the ladder into the pool because he was dizzy. That dog figured out that the bug he ate, a bee, was not so tasty. The French girl who wears the yellow leather coat was here about an hour ago.

The French girl who wears the yellow leather coat was here about an hour ago.

Select the completely correct sentence: The dark clouds will lighten, as the sun lower's. The dark clouds, will lighten, as the sun lowers. The dark clouds will lighten as the sun lowers.

The dark clouds will lighten as the sun lowers.

Read the following paragraph and select the correct answer. For the night-wind has a dismal trick of wandering round and round a building of that sort, and moaning as it goes; and of trying, with its unseen hand, the windows and the doors; and seeking out some crevices by which to enter. And when it has got in; as one not finding what it seeks, whatever that may be, it wails and howls to issue forth again: and not content with stalking through the aisles, and gliding round and round the pillars, and tempting the deep organ, soars up to the roof, and strives to rend the rafters: then flings itself despairingly upon the stones below, and passes, muttering, into the vaults. Anon, it comes up stealthily, and creeps along the walls, seeming to read, in whispers, the Inscriptions sacred to the Dead. At some of these, it breaks out shrilly, as with laughter; and at others, moans and cries as if it were lamenting. It has a ghostly sound too, lingering with the altar; where it seems to chaunt, in its wild way, of Wrong and Murder done, and false Gods worshipped, in defiance of the Tables of the Law, which look so fair and smooth, but are so flawed and broken . . . .It has an awful voice, that wind at Midnight, singing in a church! (from "The Chimes," First Quarter, by Charles Dickens) Which sentence best illustrates the main idea of this paragraph?

The wind moans like a restless ghost as it sings in a church at midnight.

At which part(s) of a speech will you most likely find statements of the main ideas?

beginning conclusion

Adjectives used in a paper should be necessary and specific.

True

As you listen to a speaker, you should evaluate his evidence by deciding whether he supports his points with facts or just with opinions.

True

Informal, general, and formal are terms describing levels of standard English usage.

True

Nonrestrictive clauses are unnecessary to the meaning of the words modified and are set off by commas.

True

Take deep breaths supported with lower muscles so that you can relax and have enough air to phrase words properly.

True

Check two ways in which a speech can be made suitable for a particular kind of audience.

Use appropriate level of usage for audience. Choose a subject that will interest.

Check all of the ways in which a speech can be made suitable for a particular kind of audience (Mark all that apply.).

Use appropriate level of usage. Choose a subject that will interest the audience. Use suitable connotations.

The element that is not usually found in a tragedy is _____.

a resolution involving a wedding

Words for which pronouns stand are _____.

antecedents

Nouns, pronouns, or phrases that follow another noun or pronoun to rename it are _____.

appositives

Sayings that have lost their force of meaning through overuse are _____.

clichés

The rising action ends and the reader experiences the greatest emotional impact of the story at what part of the story?

climax

A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is a _____.

complex sentence

A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses is _____.

compound

A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses is a _____.

compound sentence

Select the type of sentence below. I know the man, but he doesn't know who I am, although I've tried to introduce myself several times.

compound-complex

The suggestive meanings or atmospheres of a word are its _____.

connotations

A conventional drama must have all three of these elements: _____.

dialogue, plot, and characters impersonated by actors

Select the type of sentence below. Although the group never found what they were looking for, a concrete symbol that would provide the substance they needed to restore their shaken hope.

fragment

Verbals that end in -ing and are used as nouns are _____.

gerunds

Read the following paragraph. Writing is difficult because so many skills are involved. We must spell and form words correctly, and we must arrange sentences clearly. We must construct paragraphs logically, and we must pull paragraphs together so that they work to form a unified piece of writing. All these skills require frequent review, careful examination, and practice. What type of expository structure was used for this paragraph?

illustration/ example

An essay that has a thesis supported with examples is a (n) _____.

illustrative essay

Identify the phrase contained in the following sentence. Why do you want to destroy this animal's burrow?

infinitive

Word endings that indicate words' grammatical functions are called _____.

inflections

A pronoun ending in -self and emphasizing the previously used noun or pronoun by immediate repetition is _____.

intensive

A struggle taking place within the protagonist is properly called a(n) _____.

internal conflict

A noun that a pronoun refers to is called _____.

its antecedent

Plays that include events in the lives of saints are _____.

miracle plays

Adjectives used in writing should be _____.

necessary and specific

If you are stiff and too nervous to look at your audience during your speech _____.

take a few steps and look slightly above your audience

Verbals used only as adjectives are _____.

participles

The term that tells us that a line of poetry has five feet is _____.

pentameter

Recipes, instruction sheets, and "How to" articles are types of _____.

process essays

Recipes, instruction sheets, and "How-to" articles are types of _____.

process essays

The main character of a short story is properly called the

protagonist

A pronoun ending in -self and referring to the previously used noun or pronoun is _____.

reflexive

A word ending in -self that referes to the previously used noun or pronoun is called _____.

reflexive

Select the correct form of the word for the sentence. List the part of speech to which you will have to convert the word so that the sentence makes sense. sandwich I found my missing mitten _____ between two textbooks. new part of speech: _____

sandwiched verb

When preparing literature for an oral interpretation, you should _____.

select a key passage that can stand alone

Select the type of sentence below. Neither Jennifer, Thomas, nor I had ever seen the likes of that giant cheeseburger.

simple

A sentence that expresses a complete thought and has one subject and one predicate is a _____.

simple sentence

Nonrestrictive clauses are _____ to the meaning of the words modified and are set off by commas.

unnecessary