ENG 4-Module 2 Post Assessment

2 of John Smith's targets

1) Himself and other authors because their proposals were ineffective in making change 2)England for bullying Ireland 3)Wealthy Irish for pretending to care about the poor in Ireland 4)Irish for not doing anything to bring about change in its country.

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence? After we won the game, I bought a hot dog. Karen went to the ball game, but her sister stayed home to do homework. Chris hit the winning ball and ran around the bases. Because he won the game, everyone carried him off the field.

Chris hit the winning ball and ran around the bases.

What kind of sentence is this? When we left school, we saw a rainbow in the sky while riding on the bus.

Complex

Which of the sentence structures below can have 2 complete thoughts? Simple Compound Complex Fragment

Compound

What part of speech is used to connect the two complete thoughts in a compound sentence?

Conjunction

What is the tone of Swift's satire in A Modest Proposal? Group of answer choices

Cutting and sarcastic

After we finished our homework, we played outside until it got dark. The portion of the sentence above that is in bold is an example of a ________________.

Dependent Clause

Which type of phrase cannot stand alone even though it has a subject and predicate?

Dependent Clause

Jonathan Swift used his satirical works to criticize ________________ for the way they treated the Irish.

England

Which of the mnemonic devices below can be used to help remember the common conjunctions? PEMDAS ROYBGIV FANBOYS HOMES

FANBOYS

Jonathan Swift was a defender of ________________________.

Ireland

What is a satirical device that imitates its target in a playful mocking way?

Parody

Which of the following best describes the condition of Ireland in the 1700s?

Poor

Which of the following groups was Swift NOT targeting in A Modest Proposal?

Poor Irish

What is a literary form that uses humor to criticize or judge a specific target and bring about change or awareness?

Satire

Which of the following is NOT an example of a satirical device?

Simile

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence? Mary and Luis went to the mall to get some clothes for school. Despite the final bell ringing, the students were sad to see the school year end. The dogs barked, but the cats were silent. The tree in the yard needed to be trimmed so the branches did not scratch the cars pulling into the driveway.

The dogs barked, but the cats were silent.

Which types of sentences are shown in the quote from A Modest Proposal below? "Many other advantages might be enumerated. For instance, the addition of some thousand carcasses in our exportation of barrel'd beef:"

a & b

Satirical Devices

irony, parody, exaggeration, grotesque, absurdity, or understatement.