Which statement best describes bias?
A.the type of sentence that contains both a dependent and independent clause.
B.the prejudice or opinion that authors may put into their writing
C.the feeling associated with a specific word
D. The reason an author is writing about a subject
B. the prejudice or opinion that authors may put into their writing
How does an author inform an audience?
by using opinions to try to get the audience to do something
by using engaging language to keep the audience entertained
by presenting facts and data without including an opinion
by creating multiple characters and writing dialogue for them to say
by presenting facts and data without including an opinion
Which feature shows whether a sentence it written in first or third person?
tone
pronouns
connotations
bibliography
pronouns
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The team captain wanted the trophy, but everyone knew it was theirs.
To change the sentence to a first-person point of view, which word should replace the italicized word?
his
ours
its
hers
ours
7. Which phrase describes point of view?
the retelling of a story using different words
the feeling or attitude associated with a word
the perspective a story is told from
the descriptive words used to tell about a character
the perspective a story is told from
8. Luke is doing a research project on a dinosaur fossil dig. Which pieces of information would be most helpful for his presentation? Select the two correct answers.
a timeline of the dig's progress
a map of the dig site
a video clip from a fictional movie about dinosaurs
an article about the discovery of the first fossil
a book on carnivorous dinosaurs