Eliminate Choice B the author discourages the use of slang.Eliminate Choice A metaphorical language is in no way “common”.Go back and read the context! Don’t be fooled by the simple definition!.Question 4:What does this phrase mean in context?.Eliminate Choice E “pitch upon the very word” describes choosing exactly the right word, which is not pretentious.Eliminate Choice B the act of “throw words together” does not belong exclusively to pretentious writing.Eliminate Choices A and C both of these phrases describe an overly casual style, not a pretentious one.Go back and read each phrase in context!.Question 2:Which phrase describes a pretentious writing style?.Choice E is promising the author spends a lot of time correcting the misconception in this sentence.There is no reason to discard Choice D it does make the first sentence more specific.Eliminate Choice C this passage has little to do with morality.Choice B doesn’t look good second sentences rarely “restate” anything.Eliminate Choice A there is no reference to authority.Go back and read this sentence and the one before it.Question 1:What is the rhetorical function of the second sentence?.Eliminate Choice E: the passage doesn’t seem especially optimistic orpessimistic.Eliminate Choice D this passage is opposed to superficiality.Eliminate Choice C the author is not trying to conciliate.
There is no reason to disqualify Choice B.Choice A doesn’t look good “harsh” and “strident” are extreme words, and this isn’t an extreme passage.Remember to look at the language of the passage and the overall “feel” of the writing.Eliminate E the author specifically advises the reader notto write in this way.Eliminate Choices C and D the author doesn’t talk much about popularity, and there is no defense of Johnson.Eliminate Choice B it is not a paradox because there is no contradiction in the statement.Choice A sounds promising the line reads as if it’s sarcastic.Question 8:What technique or tone does the author use?.You can eliminate choice D because the analogy between vulgar English and incorrect pronunciation appears only briefly.You can eliminate choices A and B because the passage doesn’t make much mention of morality, and never mentions acting except to warn the reader against declaiming like an actor does.The analogy compares writing to conversation, and writing in a familiar style to reading aloud fluently.Look for the simile (the word “as” appears in line 10 and the following sentences).Question 3:Where is the extended analogy?.There are ten questions associated with this passage.
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