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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Angela dances.
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Classification
Personal Pronouns
English origins
2. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Possessive Case Pronoun
Participle Verb
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
3. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Writing Activities
Reference works
Indefinite Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
4. American Psycological Association
APA?
Abstract Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
Plural Nouns
5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Brackets
Pragmatics
Compound subject - compound predicate
Phonology
6. 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
Comparison
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Possessive Pronouns
Phonetics
7. Each other - one another
point of view
Complex Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
Psycholinguistics
8. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Compound Sentence
Etymology
Comparison
Intensive Pronouns
9. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
To cite a book in APA format
Counterpoint
10. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Possessive Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Writing Activities
Period
11. 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
Style
Possessive Pronouns
Phonology
point of view
12. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Phrases
Climax
Jargon
Linking or Connecting Verbs
13. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Compound Sentence
Ethnolinguistics
Feminine Nouns
Proper Nouns
14. 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.
APA?
Reference works
Present Perfect Tense
Interrogative Pronouns
15. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
How to site for a book in MLA format
point of view
Style
Feminine Nouns
16. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Intransitive Verbs
Infinitive Verb
Indefinite Nouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
17. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Pragmatics
Phonetics
Question Mark
Comparison
18. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Past Tense
Apostrophe
Counterpoint
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
19. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Clauses
Gerund
Concrete Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
20. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Period
Nominative Case Noun
Exclamation Point
Reflective Pronouns
21. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Psycholinguistics
Doublespeak
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Collective Nouns
22. 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).
Sematics
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Ambiguity
Concrete Nouns
23. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Singular Nouns
Illustration
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Intensive Pronouns
24. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Exclamation Point
Classification
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Ethnolinguistics
25. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.
Plural Nouns
Neutral Nouns
Illustration
Possessive Pronouns
26. 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.
Compound Sentence
Phonetics
Exclamatory Sentence
Intensive Pronouns
27. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Objective Case Noun
Ambiguity
Internet
Question Mark
28. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Sociolinguistics
Sarcasm
Adverbs
29. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Phrasal Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
location
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
30. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Concrete Nouns
Morphology
Internet
Illustration
31. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Ethnolinguistics
Indefinite Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
32. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Participle Verb
Ethnolinguistics
Phonology
33. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Present Perfect Tense
Imperative Sentence
Ethnolinguistics
Nominative Case Pronoun
34. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Clauses
Relative Pronouns
point of view
Types of Source Material for Writing
35. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Ethnolinguistics
Verbs
Antecedent
Present Perfect Tense
36. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Euphemism
Types of Source Material for Writing
Phonetics
Tone
37. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Interrogative Pronouns
Present Tense
Objective Case Noun
Syntax
38. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Present Tense
Neutral Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
Climax
39. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Classification
Common Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Clauses
40. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Demonstrative Pronouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Reciprocal Pronouns
location
41. Study of the structure of words
Syntax
Past Perfect Tense
Morphology
Apostrophe
42. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Verbs
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Gerund
43. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Euphemism
Internet
Period
Future Perfect Tense
44. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Sarcasm
Masculine Nouns
Exclamation Point
Transitive Verbs
45. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Abstract Nouns
Relative Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Brackets
46. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Tone
Period
Past Perfect Tense
Feminine Nouns
47. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
How to site for a book in MLA format
Gerund
Counterpoint
MLA
48. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Collective Nouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Internet
Phrases
49. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Etymology
Dash
Interrogative Pronouns
50. The study of meaning in a language
Ineffective Sentences
APA?
Sematics
Simple Sentence