English 6

What type of language convention has the author used to separate the declarative sentence from the disruptive phrase in this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know?" "Declarative sentences—so--called because they used to, like, DECLARE things to be true, okay, as opposed to other things are, like, totally, you know, not— have been infected by a totally hip and tragically cool interrogative tone?"

Which word represents the subject of this sentence? "I have nothing personally invested in my own opinions, okay?"

Which line from "Totally like whatever, you know?" represents the poet's ability to apply proper use of syntax?

These lines of poetry from "Totally like whatever, you know?" are most likely stated as a question for what purpose? "In case you hadn't noticed, it has somehow become uncool to sound like you know what you're talking about?"

In this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know?" the speaker alters the syntax of his statement for what purpose? "I have nothing personally invested in my own opinions, okay? I'm just inviting you to join me in my uncertainty? What has happened to our conviction?"

Which text from "Helen Grey" explicitly states a consequence of Helen's behavior?

Which line from "Helen Grey" implies Helen is not as exceptional as she may think?

When little lights in little ports come out, Which of the following is true of the text in bold?

In "Helen Grey," what does the narrator suggest will be the outcome if Helen Grey does not change her ways? Use evidence from the poem to support your answer.

When race of wind is stilled and sails are furled, How do the lines in bold develop the theme of the poem?

In what way do the lines in bold support the main theme of the poem? Take heed, you yet may trip and fall, And no man care to stretch his arm. Use evidence from the poem to support your answer.

Em dashes

Which sentence below shows correct use of an em dash?

Which sentence below shows correct use of em dashes?

Which sentence below shows correct use of em dashes?

Which sentence has the most traditional syntax?

Read the sentence below and answer the following question: . . . and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was-but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. —Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" In the bolded section, what is the benefit of using "I know not. . ." instead of "I don't know" or another more concise syntax?

Read the sentence below and answer the following question: During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. —Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" Which of the following is true about the author's syntax in this passage?

A student is revising the sentence below: Because the study had only a small sampling of test subjects, Melissa reacted to its conclusions with a good deal of _______________. Which word would suggest the most negative judgment of the study?

Which text from "Helen Grey" explicitly states the source of Helen's pride?

Which line from "Helen Grey" implies the author thinks Helen's behavior is going to hurt Helen herself?

Which of the following is true of the text in bold? And slumbrous waters pool a slumbrous world;

What does the poem imply will result should Helen Grey "come down, and take a lowlier place"? Use evidence from the poem to support your answer.

Which words from "Evening" most strongly suggest the theme?

Don't strain the cord until it snaps, Don't split the sound heart with your wedge, How do the lines in bold help develop the main point or theme of the poem? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Which sentence below shows correct use of em dashes?

Which sentence below shows correct use of an em dash?

Which sentence below shows correct use of an em dash?

Which sentence has the most traditional syntax?

During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.—Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" What is the benefit of using "I found myself" rather than a more direct syntax?

During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. —Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" What has the author done to create a tone of seriousness in this piece?

A student is writing a review of an article that contains some text on an unrelated topic. Which word would be the most objective way to describe this content?

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." Which phrase in this passage from the Declaration of Independence directly states the purpose of the document?

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." The theme of this passage from the Declaration of Independence is best described as:

"We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence." These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of

"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States;" These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of

"On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came." What theme is presented in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease." What is the purpose of this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation." Which rhetorical element is included in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical device?

"One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease." What theme is presented in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured." What is the purpose of this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him?" Which rhetorical element is included in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

Which element includes logos, ethos, and pathos?

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." How has President Lincoln signaled the end of his speech in this passage?

These lines from Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Address seek to most clearly define which idea? One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. They are not yet free from the bonds of injustice; they are not yet free from social and economic oppression. And this nation for all its hopes and all its boasts will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.

In a paragraph of seven to ten sentences, answer the following questions in relation to this passage from John F. Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Address: What idea must be changed, according to Kennedy, in this passage? Why is it necessary for this change to occur? What long-term impact does Kennedy expect to make by changing this idea? "One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. They are not yet freed from the bonds of injustice. They are not yet freed from social and economic oppression. And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. We preach freedom around the world, and we mean it, and we cherish our freedom here at home, but are we to say to the world, and much more importantly, to each other that this is the land of the free except for the Negroes; that we have no second-class citizens except Negroes; that we have no class or caste system, no ghettoes, no master race except with respect to Negroes?"

"One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. They are not yet freed from the bonds of injustice. They are not yet freed from social and economic oppression. And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free." In this excerpt from President Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Address the phrase "the bonds of injustice" most likely refers to:

In this excerpt from President Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Address, he included the examples of American troops in Vietnam and West Berlin for what purpose? "Today, we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. And when Americans are sent to Vietnam or West Berlin, we do not ask for whites only. It ought to be possible, therefore, for American students of any color to attend any public institution they select without having to be backed up by troops."

"Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes." What theme is presented in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." What is the purpose of this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured." Which rhetorical element is included in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Which statement below is true of the conclusion of Lincoln's speech?