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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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).
Transitive Verbs
Question Mark
Possessive Case Pronoun
Phonology
2. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite Nouns
Past Tense
3. 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
Ethnolinguistics
Intransitive Verbs
Effective Sentence
Student - created sources
4. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
Past Tense
Sociolinguistics
Complex Sentence
5. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Compound Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Reflective Pronouns
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.
Exclamation Point
Proper Nouns
Antecedent
Ambiguity
7. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Possessive Case Noun
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Reflective Pronouns
Comma
8. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
MLA
Effective Sentence
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Doublespeak
9. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Ethnolinguistics
Compound Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Effective Sentence
10. 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
Simple Pronouns
MLA
Hyphen
Phonology
11. 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.
To cite a book in APA format
Comma
Intransitive Verbs
Intensive Pronouns
12. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Objective Case Pronoun
Other sources
Comma
Climax
13. Film - art - media and so on
Adjective
Transitive Verbs
Other sources
Phonetics
14. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Phonology
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Intensive Pronouns
15. Study of the structure of words
Interrogative Pronouns
Singular Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Morphology
16. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Praise
Phonology
Objective Case Pronoun
Other sources
17. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Phonetics
Concrete Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
Common Nouns
18. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Nominative Case Noun
Personal Pronouns
Other sources
Singular Nouns
19. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Counterpoint
Phrasal Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
Classification
20. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Independent clause with two phrases
Euphemism
Conditional Sentence
Pragmatics
21. 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
Cause and Effect
Interrogative Pronouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
22. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Conditional Sentence
Climax
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Counterpoint
23. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Ambiguity
Sematics
Cause and Effect
Abstract Nouns
24. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Clauses
Demonstrative Pronouns
APA?
Relative Pronouns
25. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
MLA
Complex Sentence
Tone
Past Tense
26. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Sarcasm
Period
Interrogative Pronouns
Future Tense
27. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
APA?
Neutral Nouns
Other sources
28. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Effective Sentence
Euphemism
Imperative Sentence
Conditional Sentence
29. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Noun
To cite a book in APA format
Comparison
30. 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.
Gerund
Possessive Pronouns
Antecedent
Imperative Sentence
31. 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.
Compound Sentence
Phonology
Gerund
Writing Activities
32. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments
Exclamatory Sentence
Ambiguity
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Ineffective Sentences
33. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
point of view
Style
Climax
Nominative Case Noun
34. Marks
Nominative Case Pronoun
Neutral Nouns
Verbs
Brackets
35. 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
Interrogative Sentence
Adjective
Phrasal Pronouns
36. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Illustration
Internet
Counterpoint
Antecedent
37. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Independent clause with two phrases
Apostrophe
Phonetics
38. 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).
Past Perfect Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Feminine Nouns
Simple Sentence
39. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Possessive Case Pronoun
Compound subject - single predicate
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Verbs
40. American Psycological Association
Past Perfect Tense
APA?
Style
Reference works
41. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Neutral Nouns
Adjective
Comma
Tone
42. Modern Language Association
MLA
Nominative Case Pronoun
Other sources
Simple Pronouns
43. Shows possession or ownership
Simple Sentence
Conditional Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Possessive Case Noun
44. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Compound subject - single predicate
Phonology
Adverbs
Present Tense
45. 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) -
Imperative Sentence
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Phrases
Indefinite Pronouns
46. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Exclamation Point
Morphology
Doublespeak
47. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Exclamatory Sentence
Pragmatics
Phrasal Pronouns
Concrete Nouns
48. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Compound Pronouns
Compound Sentence
Student - created sources
Ambiguity
49. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Concrete Nouns
Transitive Verbs
Interrogative Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
50. The study of the structure of sentences
Interrogative Pronouns
Doublespeak
Syntax
Antecedent