Characteristics of Strong Writing

Question 1

characteristic achieved by a sentence when it expresses one thought

Answer 1

unity

Question 2

verbal glue

Answer 2

coherence

Question 3

manipulation of a sentence structure to stress the important idea

Answer 3

emphasis

Question 4

means of gaining emphasis in a sentence

Answer 4

manipulation of Syntax, Rhythm, & Position

Question 5

emphasis by variation of normal word order

Answer 5

inversion

Question 6

emphasis by positioning the main idea late in a sentence

Answer 6

suspension, periodic

Question 7

emphasis by using pairs of ideas in equal grammatical structures

Answer 7

parallelism

Question 8

kind of sentence in which parallelism is most emphatic

Answer 8

balanced

Question 9

least emphatic position in a sentence

Answer 9

middle

Question 10

For victory, above all else, he recklessly fought.

Answer 10

inversion

Question 11

English 102, though a difficult class to endure, is certainly among the most beneficial classes require of college students.

Answer 11

suspension, periodic

Question 12

While he voraciously gulped his food, she sat demurely sipping her tea.

Answer 12

balanced

Question 13

emphasis by suspending meaning until the very end of a sentence

Answer 13

periodic