D.. PSAT REASONS TO TAKE THE PSAT. The PSAT is a two-hour test given once a year in October. Many students take the PSAT, not only as preparation for the SAT taken in senior year and widely used as a major criterion for college admissions, but also to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Answer:
According to scholars, the English language is typically divided into three historical periods.
Explanation:
Figurative language: uses different figures of speech such as hyperbole, simile, onomatopoeia, metaphor among others.
In this sentence: The writer uses a metaphor and imagery . The horse represents courage, vitality, control. The color white, purity, trust. Flood, fill out beyond limits
Imagery: Flood, youth, dreams, poetry, white
Diction- Word choices made for tone and clarity (E)
- Diction is a writer's unique style of writing, especially his word choice or order
Transitions- Words that connect ideas and paragraphs (B)
- Some examples of transitions include and, in addition, next, last, etc...
Unity- Staying on topic in an essay or paragraph (A)
- Your ideas should be united, or on the same topic, to make sure your essay flows well. It wouldn't make sense if you jumped around from topic to topic.
Usage- Correctness of phrases and clauses (C)
- You need to make sure that you <u>use</u> correct phrases and clauses for your writing to make sense.
Syntax- The order of words in a sentence (D)
- There are three types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex.
