1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Anarel [89]
3 years ago
12

Which of the following best describes a rhetorical device?

English
1 answer:
san4es73 [151]3 years ago
3 0
The correct answer is "a technique used in writing or speaking that is intended to persuade". There are numerous ways of doing this, however the most famous is using the three rhetorical techniques used by Cicero, the ethos, logos, and pathos.
You might be interested in
Sports are more difficult then most people think
Salsk061 [2.6K]
Yes! sports are more difficult than people think
3 0
2 years ago
What italian city is the setting of romeo and juliet?.
Hatshy [7]
Verona, italy I’m pretty sure
8 0
1 year ago
Read 2 more answers
The remaining amounts of water,vitamins, and minerals are absorbed in the what
lesya [120]
<span>it is in the large intestine i hope this helps you</span>
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which of the following is true of adverbs? Select all that apply.
anzhelika [568]

d. Dogs never hurt anybody.

1. Which of the following is true of adverbs? Select all that apply.  

a. Adverbs modify adjectives.  

b. Adverbs modify nouns.  

c. Adverbs modify verbs.  

d. Adverbs modify other adverbs.

2. Which of the following words could act as adverbs? Select all that apply.  

a. heavy  

b. jump  

c. fast  

d. quickly

3. Peter can't remember how to identify adverbs. Which of the following could help Peter? Select all that apply.  

a. Adverbs answer why.  

b. Adverbs answer how.  

c. Adverbs answer when.  

d. Adverbs answer who

4. When an adverb modifies an adjective it does different jobs. Which of the jobs below are consistent with an adverb modifying an adjective? Select all that apply.  

a. An adverb strengthens the adjective.  

b. An adverb describes the adjective.  

c. An adverb changes the meaning of the adjective.  

d. An adverb limits the adjective.

5. Carla knows that, in order to use adjectives and adverbs more effectively, she needs to understand the comparison. Which concepts below can help Carla expand her knowledge?  

<u>Select all that apply.  </u>

a. The positive degree of comparison simply modifies the word and has no suffix  

b. The superlative degree compares three things and uses the suffix -est  

c. Each degree of comparison has its own suffix  

d. The comparative degree compares two things and uses the suffix –est

6. Which of the following are true of negative adverbs? Choose all that apply.  

a. Long ago it was acceptable to use double negatives  

b. It is still acceptable to use double negatives today  

c. Negative adverbs are words that express negative meaning  

d. Two negative words used together in a sentence form double negatives

7. Examine the following sentences and identify the sentences using negative words correctly<u>. Select all that apply.  </u>

a. There wasn't barely enough paper in the machine.  

b. When asked if he had any candy, the boy said, "I don't got none."  

c. Dogs scarcely bark at their masters.  

d. There is nothing better than a hot slice of pizza.

<u />

8. Which of the following shows the comparative degrees for adverbs? <u>Select all that apply.</u>  

a. Slowly, more slowly, most slowly  

b. Quickly, more quickly, most quickly  

c. Quick, quicker, quickest  

d. Well, better, best

9. Juan is writing a topic sentence for his paragraph on dogs. Which of his rough draft sentences below should he avoid? <u>Select all that apply.</u>

a. Dogs are man's best friend.  

b. Dogs make the best pets.  

c. Dogs run the most fastly.  

d. Dogs never hurt anybody.

7 0
3 years ago
How is dramatic irony used in lamb to the slaughter?
V125BC [204]
<span>The creates dramatic irony because the murderer Mary Maloney is asking the police to eat the murder weapon. ... Roald Dahl uses dramatic irony(a case when the reader knows something the characters don't) in “Lamb to the Slaughter” to develop a feeling of suspense in the reader, leaving them wanting more.

</span>
5 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Why does Mayella Ewell accuse Tom Robinson of beating her?
    8·1 answer
  • Read the poem; then answer the question that follows. "Rainbow" Fusion of colors signals that rain has left for a brief vacation
    6·1 answer
  • Krakauer breaks from chronological structure by telling us early in the story that:
    15·1 answer
  • How does the last sentence of this excerpt from H. G. Wells's The Time Machine affect the reader?
    8·2 answers
  • The _______ system is the only body system in which the anatomy and physiology of males and females are unique from one another.
    8·1 answer
  • 1. Part B: Which excerpt from "Something Could Happen to You' best
    14·1 answer
  • TB: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? Hint Which textual evidence below BEST supports your answer t
    11·1 answer
  • Which of these literary elements is typical of poetry? A. lines and stanzas B. repetition of words and phrases C. sentence struc
    10·1 answer
  • What is the grammatical name and function of the expression"that now prevails" from the sentence my doubt seem confirmed by the
    14·1 answer
  • What can you do to find good topics for a research project?
    11·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!