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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses Ex: When Sara turned seven (dependent c) - her mother planned a birthday party for her (independent c) - and Sara invited everyone in her class (independent c).






2. 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.






3. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






4. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






5. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






6. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






7. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. Shows possession or ownership






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






13. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






14. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






15. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






16. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






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






18. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






19. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






20. 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.






21. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






23. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






24. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






25. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






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






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






28. 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






29. 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.






30. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






31. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






32. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






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






34. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






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






36. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






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






38. American Psycological Association






39. Study of the history and origin of words






40. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






41. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






42. 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.






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






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






45. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






46. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






47. 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) -






48. Angela dances.






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






50. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth