Writer's Choice Grade 9

Unit 8: Sentence Combining


1.	Deleting repeated words is an example of __________.
		A)	poor style
		B)	drafting
		C)	a style strategy
		D)	a clause


2.	Use transitions or ___________when combining sentences.
		A)	limiting words
		B)	specific words
		C)	connotations
		D)	connecting words


3.	Changing the _______ of words is one way to develop style.
		A)	form
		B)	meaning
		C)	description
		D)	denotation


4.	Varying the length of sentences creates ______________.
		A)	tension
		B)	rhythm
		C)	structure
		D)	similarities


5.	____________ is repeating for effect.
		A)	Parallelism
		B)	Sentence combining
		C)	Persuasion
		D)	Exposition


6.	Colons, semicolons, and commas are types of ___________.
		A)	modifiers
		B)	patterns
		C)	grammar
		D)	punctuation


7.	____________ normal sentence patterns for emphasis.
		A)	Develop
		B)	Reverse
		C)	Draft
		D)	Revise


8.	To develop personal writing style, ______________.
		A)	write regularly in a journal
		B)	practice word processing
		C)	write a research paper
		D)	write an autobiography


9.	Writing long sentences is _____________ style option.
		A)	the best
		B)	the only
		C)	not always the best
		D)	not a


10.	__________ words to combine simple sentences.
		A)	Edit
		B)	Rearrange
		C)	Repeat
		D)	Cluster