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A claim is an author’s

imagined situation or example.

stated position on a topic.

reason for doing something.

logical support for an argument.

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Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen in a compound modifier?

My little sister was well-behaved throughout the entire ride.

The supplies that you brought were much-needed.

A newly-married couple moved into the apartment across the hall.

Enrique’s dream is to become a full-time singer.

Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above;Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Death is an uncertain event in the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death," while the main idea in the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night" is that death is certain to happen to everyone.

The main idea in the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" is that death can be avoided if one tries, while the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night" claims that death is a positive experience.

In the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death," the speaker is frightened of death, while in the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night," death is described as a natural event that happens at old age.

The excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" reveals an acceptance of death, while the main idea in the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into the good night" is to fight death at all costs.

Nori is writing an essay to analyze an advertisement for a piece of athletic equipment. What elements should he include in order to write an effective analysis? Select 3 options.personal opinions about the product being advertisedthe advertising techniques used to persuade the viewerinformation about competing products and advertiserswhat tools the advertiser uses to sell the productthe purpose of the advertiser’s message

personal opinions about the product being advertised

the advertising techniques used to persuade the viewer

information about competing products and advertisers

what tools the advertiser uses to sell the product

the purpose of the advertiser’s message

Read the paragraph.School administrators should be encouraged to increase funding for music education. Many feel that school music programs are expensive and time-consuming. However, participating in band, orchestra, or chorus has been shown to improve student learning. Studies show that children who participate in school music programs achieve higher grades than students who do not. They also perform better on standardized tests.

The study supports the argument that school music programs are expensive.

The study supports the argument that school music programs improve student learning.

The study shows that children in school music programs do not achieve high grades.

The study shows that children in school music programs do not perform well on tests.

Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation, even among people who should and do know better. The debased language that I have been discussing is in some ways very convenient. Phrases like a not unjustifiable assumption, leaves much to be desired, would serve no good purpose, a consideration which we should do well to bear in mind, are a continuous temptation, a packet of aspirins always at one’s elbow.

statistics

quotations

examples

hypotheticals

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address.We take off our hats to all the loyal, anonymous, untiring men and women who have worked in private employment and in Government and who have endured rationing and other stringencies with good humor and good will.Yes, we take off our hats to all Americans who have contributed so magnificently to our common cause.

The use of strong descriptors helps the audience better visualize the citizens being described.

The use of strong descriptors makes everyday citizens sound like accomplished heroes.

The use of strong descriptors stresses the idea that all citizens should act in the same manner.

The use of strong descriptors helps to clarify exactly whom Roosevelt is praising with his words.

Read the sentence.Cora Emily and Elliot visited relatives in Boston, Massachusetts Durham, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine.

They should be punctuated in the same way. Both lists should use commas to separate items.

They should be punctuated in the same way. Both lists should use semicolons to separate items.

They should be punctuated differently. The items in the first list should be separated by commas. The items in the second list should be separated by semicolons.

They should be punctuated differently. The items in the first list should be separated by semicolons. The items in the second list should be separated by commas.

DeShawn is writing a media analysis essay about British propaganda during World War II, and one of his examples is this poster.

One poster uses an image of a family picnicking in a field with military planes flying overhead to equate the country’s safety with the safety of loved ones.

One poster uses an image of a family in a field observing military planes to show that there are many activities that a family can enjoy together.

One poster uses an image of a family picnicking in a field to show that some people choose to stay at home instead of protect their country.

One poster uses an in image of a family in a field unaware of the military planes overhead to present the idea that people should be grateful to pilots.

Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.To begin with, it has nothing to do with archaism, with the salvaging of obsolete words and turns of speech, or with the setting-up of a "standard-English” which must never be departed from. On the contrary, it is especially concerned with the scrapping of every word or idiom which has outworn its usefulness. It has nothing to do with correct grammar and syntax, which are of no importance so long as one makes one’s meaning clear, or with the avoidance of Americanisms, or with having what is called a "good prose style.” On the other hand it is not concerned with fake simplicity and the attempt to make written English colloquial.

Orwell’s purpose is to persuade readers to use simple language in political writing. He achieves this by arguing that grammar is important.

Orwell’s purpose is to persuade readers to use simple language in political writing. He achieves this by discouraging the use of worn-out words and phrases.

Orwell’s purpose is to entertain readers with humorous language. He achieves this by using unusual grammar.

Orwell’s purpose is to entertain readers with humorous language. He achieves this by using funny words and phrases.

Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" puts a focus on living rather than dying.

The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" describes the speaker's desire to die.

The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" highlights the idea that death must come for everyone.

The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" emphasizes the speaker's love for his father.

Which line from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore is an example of personification?

“She has no pride of dress and decoration.”

“My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.”

“O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.”

“like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.”

Which line is written in iambic pentameter?

I really like horses and giraffes.

I have ridden a horse, but I never fell off.

I know a man who owns a horse.

I came to see a man about a horse.

What grammatical structure is repeated in this excerpt? Check all that apply.

the use of "somewhere," followed by an adverb

the use of an adverb to begin the lines

the use of "Those that I," followed by a verb

the use of a pronoun to end the lines

the use of "I do not," followed by a verb

Read the lines from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore.My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.Only let me make my life simple and straight,like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.

It allows the reader to visualize what the poet looks like.

It makes the imagined addressee feel more present to the reader.

It allows the reader to imagine what the music might sound like.

It makes the figurative language of the poem stand out more.

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