
advanced syntax

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English
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9th - 10th Grade
•
Hard
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is deliberate omission of conjugations in a series of related clauses; it speeds the pace of the sentance
ellipsis
asyndeton
polysyndeton
ananphora
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is the deliberate omission of a word or words, which are readily implied by the context;it creates an elegant or daring economy of words.
ellipsis
asyndeton
polysyndeton
ananphora
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is the deliberate use of many conjugations for special emphasis- to highlight quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing or continuous sentence pattern; it slows the pace of the sentence.
ellipsis
asyndeton
polysyndeton
ananphora
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses; it helps to establish a strong rhythm and produces a powerful emotional effect.
ellipsis
asyndeton
polysyndeton
ananphora
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is the repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following ; it ties the sentence to its surroundings.
anadiplosis
epanalepsis
epistrophe
antimetabole
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is the repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause; it tends to make the sentence or clause in which it occurs stand apart from its surroundings.
anadiplosis
epanalepsis
epistrophe
antimetabole
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is the repetition of the same word or groups of words at the ends of successive clauses; it sets up as a pronounced rhythm and gains a special emphasis both by repeating the word and by putting the word in its final position.
anadiplosis
epanalepsis
epistrophe
antimetabole
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
is a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first; it adds power through its inverse repetition.
anadiplosis
epanalepsis
epistrophe
antimetabole
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