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An Easy Way To Support and Check Analytical Thinking and Reading!
These multiple choice questions based on text sentences from Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy are excellent teaching tools, providing the basis for thoughtful, engaging activities & analysis.
This PDF downloadable Grammardog Guide for Tess of the d'Urbervilles contains 16 sections of analytical multiple choice questions (with a total of over 250 questions!) covering:
- grammar
- proofreading
- sentence types
- figurative language
- literary devices
- imagery
- allusions & symbols
- theme
- and more--all directly related to the novel!
All examined sentences are from the novel. Figurative language includes: "When sorrow ceases to be speculative, sleep sees her opportunity." "The pair were in truth but the ashes of their former fires." "Having been lying down in her clothes, she was warm as a sunned cat." "He looked at the fire of logs, with its one flame pirouetting on the top in a dying dance." "The university as a step to anything but ordination seemed . . . a preface without a volume."
ABOUT GRAMMARDOG: Grammardog was founded in 2001 by Mary Jane McKinney, a high school English teacher and dedicated grammarian. She and other experienced English teachers in both high school and college regard grammar and style as the key to unlocking the essence of an author. Their philosophy, that grammar and literature are best understood when learned together, led to the formation of Grammardog, a means of sharing knowledge about the structure and patterns of language unique to specific authors. These patterns are what make a great book a great book. The arduous task of analyzing works for grammar and style is done for you, yielding a unique product, guaranteed to enlighten the reader of literary classics. Grammardog’s strategy is to put the author’s words under the microscope. The result yields an increased appreciation of the art of writing and awareness of the importance and power of language.
