correct
Less and Fewer -correct answerFewer is used when you can count the objects, less is used
when you can't
Who and Whom -correct answerWhom is an objective pronoun (An objective pronoun acts
as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are
her, him, it, me, them, us, and you); it should be used to refer to the object of a sentence. If
you're stuck, you can try this formula: if the pronoun can be replaced by he or she, then use
who. if the pronoun can be replaced by him or her, then use whom (you can also look for the
preposition).
That and Which -correct answerThat uses a restrictive clause "gems that sparkle" or "dogs
that bark scare me" while Which uses a nonrestrictive clause "diamonds, which are
expensive, often elicit forgiveness" or "dogs, which make great pets, can be expensive".
Not Only and But Also -correct answerWhen not only is followed by but also (or simply but),
it's considered good form to make sure the parts that follow each set of words are formatted
the same way - and you also need to put words like "know" before "not only".
idiom -correct answera word or expression that cannot be translated word for word in
another language, such as "I am running low on gas" and is associated with a particular
ethnic, age, socioeconomic, or professional group
imply -correct answerto hint at something
infer -correct answerto make an educated guess
First, Second, and Third Person -correct answerFirst: I, We, Me, Us, Ours
Second: You, Yours
Third: He, She, Its
Diction -correct answerrefers to the author's choice of words, expressions, and style to
convey his or her meaning
also means the right word in the right spot for the right purpose
Discourse -correct answer1)Argument/Persuasion
2)Narrative
3)Exposition- explaining information
4)Description
Heroic Couplet -correct answerAABB and known for them are Chaucer, Ben Johnson,
Dryden, and especially Alexander Pope
, Parable -correct answera simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by
Jesus in the Gospels
In medias res -correct answerthe literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story
from the midpoint, rather than the beginning
Formative Assessment/Evaluation -correct answerprograms or projects are typically
assessed during their development or early implementation to provide information about
how best to revise and modify for improvement, students need numerous experiences of
evaluation through the entire project/work
Summative Assessment/Evaluation -correct answerprograms or projects are assessed at the
end of an operating cycle, and findings typically are used to help decide whether a program
should be adopted, continued, or modified for improvement
Holistic Evaluation -correct answerassesses a piece of the writing as a whole, usually a paper
is first read quickly to get a general impression
Existentialism -correct answerRepresented by Sartre, it is a philosophical theory or approach
that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent
determining their own development through acts of the will
Imagism -correct answerled by Ezra Pound and Amy Lowell, rejected nineteenth-century
poetry and were looking for clarity and exactness, the poems were usually short and built
around a single image
Naturalism -correct answera movement started by French writers Jules and Edmond de
Goncourt with their novel Germinie Lacerteaux (1865) but its real leader is Emile Zola who
wanted to bring a "slice of life" to his readers, the most important novelist in English is
Theodore Dreiser (Sister Carrie)
Pragmatism -correct answera philosophical doctrine according to which there is no absolute
truth, William James
Pantheism -correct answera philosophy according to which God is omnipresent in the world,
God is everything and everything is God
Abstract Expressionism -correct answerone of the most important movements in American
art, began in the 40's with artist such as Koonin, Rothko, and Gorky, the paintings are usually
large and nonrepresentational
Piaget's Learning Theory Stages -correct answerBirth-2 builds an understanding through the
environment and learns by trying things again and again to get the same response
3-6 needs concrete physical situations and is egocentric
7-11 begin to apply logic to concrete things and experiences, they can solve problems and
have moral values