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AP English Language and Composition Unit 5: Rhetorical Choices, Tone & Style — practice questions

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SAT · English · Comma RulesRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Concision — Spot WordinessRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Parallelism — T/FRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Modifier Placement — Spot ErrorRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Semicolon or ColonRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Apostrophe — Spot ErrorRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Comma Splice — T/FRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Argumentative Rhetoric ↔ TermRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Misplaced 'Only' — Spot ErrorRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Tone & Style — Odd One OutRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Punctuation in ListsRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Hyphens, En-Dashes, Em-DashesRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Argument Structure — Tap OrderRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Tone — Higher or Lower (Formality)Read the answer and worked solution →IELTS · English · Writing Task 1 vs Task 2Read the answer and worked solution →IELTS · English · Writing Cohesion — Spot the Weak LinkRead the answer and worked solution →TOEFL · English · Integrated Writing — Tap OrderRead the answer and worked solution →TOEFL · English · Independent Essay — Tap OrderRead the answer and worked solution →Read this sentence: "Organisms do not lose its drive for these things." Which revision corrects it?Read the answer and worked solution →Read this sentence: "There is several important points that you should know if you plan to implement time-out." Which revision corrects it?Read the answer and worked solution →Read this sentence: "Pavlov would sound a tone and then gave the dogs the meat powder." Which revision corrects it?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the broken wordRead the answer and worked solution →Fit the right verb formsRead the answer and worked solution →A speaker builds a believable, authoritative voice so the hall will trust her. That appeal is:Read the answer and worked solution →An advertisement leans on feelings its viewers already share. That appeal is:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer stacks up facts, reasons and examples that lead to a sensible conclusion. That appeal is:Read the answer and worked solution →A campaigner holds her speech back until exactly the right moment. That idea is:Read the answer and worked solution →Before analysing a speech, a student maps the conditions of communication around it. Those conditions are the:Read the answer and worked solution →One declarative sentence names the topic, the angle taken and what the rest of the paper will support. That is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A speaker returns to one phrase again and again to hammer it home. That device is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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SAT · English · Comma Rules

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Comma before coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence
    Right
    FANBOYS rule (for, and, nor…)
  2. Left
    Commas around a non-essential clause
    Right
    'My brother, who lives in Pune, called me.'
  3. Left
    Comma after an introductory phrase
    Right
    'After the meeting, we went home.'
Instructions
Match each comma rule to a typical example.

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SAT · English · Concision — Spot Wordiness

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Questions
  1. Statement parts
    1. She
    2. whispered
    3. quietly
    4. into
    5. my
    6. ear
    7. .
    Correction
    (redundant — whispering IS quiet)
    Incorrect part
    quietly
  2. Statement parts
    1. At
    2. this
    3. particular
    4. point
    5. in
    6. time,
    7. I
    8. agree
    9. .
    Correction
    now
    Incorrect part
    time,
  3. Statement parts
    1. The
    2. reason
    3. is
    4. because
    5. we
    6. ran
    7. out
    8. of
    9. time
    10. .
    Correction
    that (or drop 'the reason is')
    Incorrect part
    because
  4. Statement parts
    1. Each
    2. and
    3. every
    4. student
    5. must
    6. attend
    7. .
    Correction
    (redundant — 'each' or 'every' alone)
    Incorrect part
    and
Instructions
Tap the redundant or wordy word.

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SAT · English · Parallelism — T/F

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    'I like reading, writing, and to draw.' uses parallel structure.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'I like reading, writing, and drawing.' uses parallel structure.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Items in a list should share the same grammatical form.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Parallelism applies only to nouns.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'Neither the time nor the patience' is parallel.
  6. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Comparing using 'than' or 'as' requires parallel structure.
Instructions
Decide each statement about parallel structure.

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