Name: ______Mrs. Colvin AC English III -- ____ Date: ______

LBH – Chapters 23-25 Study Packet

Define the following terms.

Emphasis:

Cumulative Sentence:

Periodic Sentence:

Balanced Sentence:

Coordination:

Faulty Coordination:

Subordination:

Faulty Subordination:

Parallelism:

Faulty Parallelism:

List 6 ways of emphasizing ideas:

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6. Look at each of the following sentences and identify the error in emphasis, coordination, subordination, or parallelism. a. unemphatic b. faulty coordination c. faulty subordination d. unparallel

e. nothing wrong

_____ 1.The company opened a new plant outside Louisville, which is in Kentucky and which is on the Ohio River, which forms the border between Kentucky and Ohio.

_____ 2. Mark Twain refused either to ignore the moral blindness of his society or spare the reader’s sensibilities.

_____ 3. Ricky’s family is wealthy, and he can afford to fly to Europe on a whim.

_____ 4. Questions were posed to the senator by a hostile member of the press.

_____ 5. It was clear that the soprano was no longer in control of the high notes that had been a source of worry to her for years.

_____ 6. I only studied a few minutes, and I think I’ll do well on the test.

_____ 7. Because she is wearing her heavy fur coat, it is cold in New York.

_____ 8. Raleigh was released after thirteen years, and he was arrested again two years later on the old treason charges.

_____ 9. That car is neither a Volkswagen nor BMW.

_____ 10. Grandma Kelly was sixty when she died, but she outlived her two younger siblings.

Identify periodic, cumulative, and balanced sentences.

a. cumulative b. periodic c. balanced

_____ 1. The company does not pay their workers well enough, according to the union president.

_____ 2. Though he has been afraid of heights for the past twenty years, Nathaniel faced his greatest fear today by riding on the Tower of Terror at the amusement park.

_____ 3. Emily is sure that Texas A&M will win, and J.P. is sure that Texas A&M will lose.

_____ 4. In customer service, discount savings, and quality product, the store has no equal.

_____ 5. My recipe uses flour, sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, salt, pineapple, banana, eggs, and pecans. Name: ______

Practice correcting faulty emphasis, coordination, subordination, and parallelism.

1. We try either to donate money to our church or volunteer for mission trips.

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2. It is raining, and the fishing trip is still on.

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3. She was terrified of large groups, and debating was not for her.

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4. Not only did the painter splash her canvases but also the floor.

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5. She loved obscurity as much as, if not more, than publicity.

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6. It is believed by the candidate that a ceiling must be placed on the budget by Congress.

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7. On Tuesdays, I usually do my shopping, but I am more than happy to dog-sit for you and your husband, but I do ask for a little monetary compensation.

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8. Sometimes people with PTSD will act irrationally and angry.

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9. Humans can neither outswim nor can they outmaneuver the shark.

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10. I have remained rather faithful to my diet. I ate a bag of potato chips yesterday.

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