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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






2. 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






3. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is






4. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






5. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






6. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






7. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






8. Angela and Jay dance.






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






10. Film - art - media and so on






11. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






12. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.






13. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






14. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






15. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






16. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






17. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






18. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






19. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






20. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






21. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






22. 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.)






23. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






24. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






25. Modern Language Association






26. Each other - one another






27. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






28. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






29. 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.






30. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






31. 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.






32. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






33. 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.






34. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






35. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






36. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






37. Study of the history and origin of words






38. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






39. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






40. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






41. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






42. The writer shows how events and their results are related






43. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






44. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






45. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






46. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






47. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






48. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






49. 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






50. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)