Rhetoric, Rhetorical Grammar, and Punctuation

This worksheet is due on Sunday at 3 pm. Rhetoric, Rhetorical Grammar, and Punctuation Part I: Parts of SentenceDirections: Using knowledge learned in the previous lessons, please identify the forms and functions for each sentence.Part II: PunctuationDirections: In a separate document, use commas, colons, and dashes to revise and/or combine the following sentences.
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Rhetoric, Rhetorical Grammar, and Punctuation
Part I: Parts of Sentence
Directions: Using knowledge learned in the previous lessons, please identify the forms and functions for each
sentence.
Example:
After his long recovery from an injury, / the
Prep det
Adverbial
adj
n
prep det
n
det
subj
pitcher /
n
threw
predv
transv
/ a
det
perfect game.
adj n
direct object
:Forms
:Functions
1. We named our two cats Rita and Harvey.
2. The prominent researcher gave her assistant a quick tutorial.
3. Before her final exam, Jill became nervous.
4. The business major made the library his main retreat for studying.
5. Morgan bought me a red Corvette for my birthday.
6. The executive committee named him salesperson of the year.
7. The important study prompted changes in health care for the elderly.
8. The teacher had always given back assignments promptly.
9. Has your clean laundry been folded yet?
Part II: Punctuation
Directions: In a separate document, use commas, colons, and dashes to revise and/or combine the following
sentences.
1. The expenses to the investors including unforeseen repairs to infrastructure were almost enough to drive
them away from the market.
2. In our culture most people see crickets as noisy pests in other cultures people see them as a food source.
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3. A steady increase in the use of electronic devices such as smart phones laptop computers and tablets has
led to a steady stream of profits especially for manufacturers.
4. Experts in education argue that these technologies which are now common in the classroom have a
significant impact on the way students learn.
5. My favorite snacks almonds and bananas are good but also healthy.
6. Most students and teachers probably do not know that first-year composition courses which are an
almost universal requirement in higher education were first introduced at Harvard in the late 19th
century.
7. Health care experts recommend a combination of preventative care strategies diet exercise and reduced
stress to avoid costly medical procedures later in life.
8. Marcus Tullius Cicero a famous Roman orator became interested in public speaking at an early age. As a
young man partly because of his elite education in Rome he became involved in politics through the
Roman court system. He became known for speaking out against the violence that Roman dictators such
as Julius Caesar supported. As an enemy of Mark Antony who was a member of the Second Triumvirate,
Cicero was named an enemy of the state. The result was his death.
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