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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 writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Compound subject - compound predicate
Comparison
Verbs
Clauses
2. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Collective Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Compound Sentence
Declarative Sentence
3. The study of meaning in a language
Reference works
Sematics
Hyphen
Ineffective Sentences
4. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Past Perfect Tense
Infinitive Verb
Independent clause with two phrases
Writing Activities
5. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Relative Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
Ambiguity
Chronological order
6. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Clauses
Future Tense
Intransitive Verbs
7. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Objective Case Noun
Reflective Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
MLA
8. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Past Tense
Writing Activities
Verbs
Period
9. Film - art - media and so on
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Nouns
Simple Sentence
Other sources
10. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Tone
Exclamatory Sentence
Clauses
Linking or Connecting Verbs
11. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Style
Concrete Nouns
Conditional Sentence
Etymology
12. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Future Tense
Infinitive Verb
Apostrophe
Verbs
13. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
APA?
Independent clause with two phrases
Conditional Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
14. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
APA?
Present Perfect Tense
Sarcasm
15. 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).
Participle Verb
Transitive Verbs
Internet
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
16. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Present Perfect Tense
Compound subject - compound predicate
Simple Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
17. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Doublespeak
Question Mark
Proper Nouns
Student - created sources
18. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Conditional Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
Singular Nouns
Objective Case Noun
19. 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.
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Climax
Relative Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
20. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Compound Sentence
Period
How to site for a book in MLA format
Psycholinguistics
21. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Possessive Case Noun
Climax
Abstract Nouns
Common Nouns
22. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
Period
Common Nouns
Infinitive Verb
23. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Phonetics
Euphemism
Writing Activities
24. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Relative Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
Compound subject - single predicate
25. 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
Participle Verb
Present Tense
Intensive Pronouns
26. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Intensive Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Verbs
27. 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
Common Nouns
Style
Antecedent
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
28. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Complex Sentence
Tone
29. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Future Perfect Tense
Cause and Effect
Sematics
Personal Pronouns
30. 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.
Declarative Sentence
Compound Sentence
Adverbs
Possessive Case Pronoun
31. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Relative Pronouns
Antecedent
Exclamatory Sentence
Singular Nouns
32. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Proper Nouns
Climax
Compound/ Complex Sentence
33. 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
Effective Sentence
Ineffective Sentences
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
34. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Euphemism
Future Tense
Syntax
Feminine Nouns
35. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Comparison
Sematics
Types of Source Material for Writing
36. Angela dances.
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Complex Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Student - created sources
37. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Climax
Neutral Nouns
Reference works
Present Perfect Tense
38. American Psycological Association
APA?
Indefinite Nouns
Question Mark
Compound subject - compound predicate
39. 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
Intransitive Verbs
Dash
Compound subject - single predicate
location
40. 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
Chronological order
Classification
Phrases
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
41. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Simple Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Morphology
42. 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
Nominative Case Noun
Intransitive Verbs
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Cause and Effect
43. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'
Participle Verb
Internet
Future Perfect Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
44. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Compound subject - single predicate
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Objective Case Pronoun
45. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Writing Activities
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
46. 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
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Proper Nouns
Hyphen
Exclamatory Sentence
47. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Compound Sentence
Parentheses
Adverbs
Past Tense
48. 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).
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Illustration
Intransitive Verbs
Possessive Case Noun
49. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Dash
Comparison
Intransitive Verbs
Collective Nouns
50. 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.
Hyphen
Psycholinguistics
Future Perfect Tense
APA?