Final Exam Study Guide – AC Lang Spring 2016

Combining sentences

  1. We were frightened. The ride went so fast.

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  1. Arthur promised to ride the monster roller coaster. It was closed.

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  1. We go to the amusement park. We arrive early. We also stay late.

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  1. Amusement parks have permanent rides. Traveling carnivals have rides that can be disassembled and moved.

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Prepositional Phrases – Put parentheses ( ) around each prepositional phrase.

1. The book on the table in the English classroom is Barbara's book.

2. The girl in the neighboring house plays the flute every night.

3. Large blocks of the hardest granite formed the walls of the new building.

4. The roads of ancient Rome connected the cities of the empire.

5. After the meeting I talked with that man in the gray suit and the suede shoes.

Comparative form is used when comparing ______.

Superlative form is used when comparing ______.

Persuasive Appeals: Ethos, Logos, Pathos

  1. ______The appeal that is emotional. It tries to appeal to the audience’s feelings or emotions. (Love, hate, fear, excitement, joy).
  2. ______The appeal that is based on a person’s sense of right or wrong. It

appeals to the audience’s morals and values; it can also use credible or trustworthy people.

  1. ______The appeal that is straightforward. It is based on statistics, facts and sometimes an “anecdote”(a short personal experience used to make a point).

Types of sentences (clauses/sentence structure) Make sure you can identify the four sentence structures.

Identify the following sentences as Simple, Compound, Complex or Compound-Complex.

  1. Each year fires destroy thousands of acres of forest and take animal lives as well.
  2. People who are careless cause most fires.
  3. Even if people never caused forest fires, they would still occur.
  4. Forest fires are part of a natural process, and they renew the forest.

Commas -Mark where a comma should be used in the following sentences:

  1. Mail the letter to Meg Foster 10 Landview Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15318.
  2. I moved from Detroit Michigan to Milan Ohio two years ago.
  3. Lee rake the yard for your father today.
  4. Laughing loudly the students entered the classroom.
  5. On the first day of spring break my mother took me to the zoo.
  6. Sparkling in the light of the sun the ocean looked beautiful.
  7. According to the weather forecast it’s going to rain today.
  8. Scared by the thunder and lightning the children ran for cover.
  9. They formed a study group and John volunteered to create flashcards.
  10. Our family visited Orlando Florida on Spring Break.
  11. Rereading the chapter practicing with flashcards and studying with a partner helped Jane ace the test.

Capitalization - Mark the word(s) that should be capitalized or changed to lower case in each sentence.

  1. After reading the novel To kill a mocking bird, I am a fan of the author harper lee.
  2. San Francisco and Portland are cities on the west coast.
  3. We invited aunt Mae and my cousins to go with us to the midwest.
  4. This semester I have english, american history, spanish, and algebra I.
  5. The main purpose of the mission was to spread christianity among the Native people.
  6. My Father fought in the Korean war and world war II.
  7. Many people have left Northern states and moved to the south and west.
  8. In Chicago, the sear’s tower and the museum of science and industry attract many tourists.
  9. Have you seen the Golden Gate bridge located in san francisco, california?
  10. President and Mrs. Bush travel on Air force one.
  11. The teacher whispered, “can you hear me?”
  12. Hannah asked, “will you hold a study session before the test?”