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Praxis II Grammar/Writing c

Grammar/Writing

Question:

This form of technical writing/expository writing is designed to convey to the rader how a change takes place through a series of stages.


Answer:

Analysis of Process



Question:

What is the purpose of a Preposition?


Answer:

Preposition are words that indicate location.



Question:

This is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.


Answer:

Parallelism (Parallel Structure/Parallel Construction)



Question:

In poetry what is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse/lines. 


Answer:

Metre/Meter



Question:

What is the earliest historical form of the English language , spoken in England/Southern/Eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages?


Answer:

Old English/Anglo Saxon



Grammar/Writing

Question:

Name the stage of the English language used from the beginning of the Tudor period until the Restoration, or from the transition from Middle English to the  Modern English.


Answer:

Elizabethan English



Question:

Describe a pronoun shift


Answer:

 A pronoun shift occurs when a writer begins by using a particular pronoun and then shifts abruptly to a different type of pronoun.



Question:

This type of phrase always functions as nouns, so they will be subjects, subject complements, or objects in the sentences.


Answer:

Gerund Phrase



Question:

Describe a noun phrase


Answer:

A noun phrase includes a noun and the modifiers which distinguish it/specifically point out what noun.



Question:

Describe an Analytic Rubric


Answer:

An Analytical Rubric resembles a grid with the criteria for a student product listed in the left most column and with the levels of performance listed across the top row. The cells within the grid may be blank or contain descriptions of what the specified criteria looks like for each level.



Grammar/Writing

Question:

What type of essay which requires students to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the ideas, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear/concise manner.


Answer:

Expository Essay



Question:

What essay tells a story and usually the audience learns a lesson.


Answer:

Narrative essay



Question:

List uses of the semicolon


Answer:

Use a semicolon to: 1. Separate lists of items/phrases that are separated by commas. 2. To connect two independent clauses.



Question:

This phrase will begin with a present or past participle. If present, it will end w/ing. If past, it will end w/ed.


Answer:

Participle Phrase



Question:

Describe a gerund


Answer:

A gerund is a verbal that ends in ing and functions as a noun.



Grammar/Writing

Question:

What is Vernacular language?


Answer:

A Vernacular is the native language/dialect of a specific population.



Question:

What is Orthography?


Answer:

Orthography is the traditional spelling system of a language.



Question:

What is the purpose of Style Manuals?


Answer:

A style Manual provides information about writing/formatting for a variety of purposes. Also, it would include guidelines for incorporating informational interviews into an essay.



Question:

Describe a Misplaced Modifier


Answer:

A Misplaced Modifier is a word/phrase/clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies/describes. when this occurs, sentences sound awkward/ridiculous/confusing.



Question:

Describe Metonymy


Answer:

Metonymy=the substitution of the name of an attribute/adjunct for that of the thing meant. ie-suit for business executive



Grammar/Writing

Question:

Describe Third Person Omniscient


Answer:

Third Person Omniscient is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one character's perspective. With 3rd person omniscient, a writer may bring to life an entire world of characters.



Question:

This PofV is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts/feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally. It grants the writer more freedom than first person, but less than third person omniscient.


Answer:

Third Person Limited



Question:

What is the purpose of second person writing?


Answer:

Second Person writing uses the pronoun you/your/yours. This PofV is used to address the audience in technical writing, advertising, songs, speeches.



Question:

How do you talk in the First Person?


Answer:

Use the 1st person pronoun/I and limit the narrative to personal experience/conjecture/opinion.



Question:

What type of clauses start with the relative pronouns who/that/which/whose/where/when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them.  ie-Do you know the girl who started in 8th grade today?


Answer:

Relative Clauses