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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Parentheses
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
point of view
Student - created sources
2. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Compound Sentence
Adjective
Writing Activities
Past Perfect Tense
3. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Compound Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Climax
4. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Past Tense
Common Nouns
5. Marks
Brackets
Antecedent
Concrete Nouns
Conditional Sentence
6. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Possessive Case Pronoun
Doublespeak
Student - created sources
7. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Counterpoint
Apostrophe
Simple Sentence
Types of Source Material for Writing
8. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Antecedent
Style
Reference works
Psycholinguistics
9. A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Hyphen
Infinitive Verb
Sarcasm
Internet
10. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.
Intransitive Verbs
Phrases
Student - created sources
English origins
11. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Clauses
Simple Pronouns
Participle Verb
Sociolinguistics
12. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Reciprocal Pronouns
Apostrophe
Neutral Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
13. American Psycological Association
Illustration
Other sources
APA?
Relative Pronouns
14. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped
Intransitive Verbs
Ambiguity
Style
Present Perfect Tense
15. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Relative Pronouns
point of view
Ambiguity
location
16. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Indefinite Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Compound/ Complex Sentence
17. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.
Cause and Effect
Other sources
Phonetics
Compound Sentence
18. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Indefinite Nouns
Style
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
19. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Gerund
Dash
20. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Phrasal Pronouns
APA?
English origins
21. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
point of view
Intensive Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
22. The study of the structure of sentences
Hyphen
To cite a book in APA format
Present Perfect Tense
Syntax
23. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Reference works
Phonology
Indefinite Nouns
24. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Abstract Nouns
Sociolinguistics
Period
Clauses
25. Modern Language Association
Feminine Nouns
MLA
Interrogative Sentence
Plural Nouns
26. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Apostrophe
point of view
Doublespeak
Rhetoric organizational patterns
27. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Reference works
Praise
Nominative Case Noun
Types of Source Material for Writing
28. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)
Complex Sentence
MLA
Clauses
Ineffective Sentences
29. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.
Personal Pronouns
Question Mark
Effective Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
30. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Infinitive Verb
APA?
Comparison
Past Tense
31. The study of meaning in a language
Transitive Verbs
Reflective Pronouns
Effective Sentence
Sematics
32. A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Reflective Pronouns
Dash
Ethnolinguistics
33. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Singular Nouns
location
Exclamation Point
Nominative Case Pronoun
34. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Sematics
Clauses
Imperative Sentence
Morphology
35. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Masculine Nouns
Praise
Cause and Effect
Nominative Case Noun
36. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Future Perfect Tense
Singular Nouns
Etymology
Clauses
37. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Reciprocal Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Syntax
38. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Other sources
Comma
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
location
39. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Reference works
Exclamatory Sentence
Classification
Infinitive Verb
40. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
Euphemism
Style
Plural Nouns
Compound Sentence
41. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Abstract Nouns
Question Mark
Parentheses
Possessive Pronouns
42. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.
Internet
Indefinite Nouns
Future Tense
Relative Pronouns
43. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Singular Nouns
Etymology
Ambiguity
44. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Parentheses
Demonstrative Pronouns
English origins
Reflective Pronouns
45. Shows possession or ownership
Period
Possessive Case Pronoun
Possessive Case Noun
Compound subject - compound predicate
46. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Pragmatics
Sarcasm
Intensive Pronouns
47. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Phonology
Adjective
Compound subject - compound predicate
Verbs
48. Each other - one another
Dash
Personal Pronouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
49. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Cause and Effect
Syntax
Phonology
Illustration
50. Refer to or replace nouns in a general way. They are also used as adjectives. They are then followed by a noun - as in BOTH DOGS or EACH BOOK. all - any - anyone - both - each - either - every - many - neither - nobody - no one - nothing - other(s) -
Etymology
Indefinite Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Syntax