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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Past Perfect Tense
Chronological order
Interrogative Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
2. Study of the history and origin of words
Possessive Case Pronoun
Etymology
Personal Pronouns
location
3. 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.
Illustration
Effective Sentence
MLA
Relative Pronouns
4. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Cause and Effect
Reflective Pronouns
Brackets
Ethnolinguistics
5. Film - art - media and so on
Other sources
Present Perfect Tense
Neutral Nouns
Verbs
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.
Antecedent
Style
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Sarcasm
7. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Imperative Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
8. The study of the structure of sentences
Question Mark
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Past Tense
Syntax
9. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Present Tense
Plural Nouns
Student - created sources
Possessive Case Pronoun
10. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Present Perfect Tense
location
Simple Sentence
Participle Verb
11. 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'
Transitive Verbs
Participle Verb
Interrogative Sentence
Cause and Effect
12. 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.
Ambiguity
Future Perfect Tense
Present Tense
Reference works
13. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
Sarcasm
Declarative Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
14. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Phonetics
Effective Sentence
Clauses
15. 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).
Abstract Nouns
location
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Clauses
16. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Illustration
Phonology
Syntax
Intensive Pronouns
17. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Conditional Sentence
Cause and Effect
Question Mark
Personal Pronouns
18. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Interrogative Pronouns
Parentheses
Indefinite Pronouns
Compound Sentence
19. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Morphology
Compound subject - single predicate
Types of Source Material for Writing
20. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Psycholinguistics
Indefinite Nouns
Effective Sentence
English origins
21. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Present Perfect Tense
location
Interrogative Sentence
Jargon
22. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Complex Sentence
Types of Source Material for Writing
Internet
Sociolinguistics
23. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Plural Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
point of view
Reciprocal Pronouns
24. 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) -
Comma
Neutral Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Morphology
25. American Psycological Association
Independent clause with two phrases
Objective Case Pronoun
Parentheses
APA?
26. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
point of view
English origins
Phonetics
27. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Future Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Euphemism
Proper Nouns
28. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Reflective Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
29. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Ethnolinguistics
APA?
Brackets
Reflective Pronouns
30. Marks
Illustration
Effective Sentence
Brackets
Apostrophe
31. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Singular Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Syntax
32. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Indefinite Nouns
Plural Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Feminine Nouns
33. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
English origins
Ethnolinguistics
Doublespeak
Indefinite Nouns
34. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Simple Sentence
Personal Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
35. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Syntax
Independent clause with two phrases
Student - created sources
Nominative Case Pronoun
36. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Verbs
Masculine Nouns
Hyphen
To cite a book in APA format
37. 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
Style
Parentheses
Imperative Sentence
Intransitive Verbs
38. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Imperative Sentence
Adverbs
Past Tense
39. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Question Mark
Phonetics
Linking or Connecting Verbs
40. Modern Language Association
Possessive Case Noun
Compound subject - single predicate
MLA
Chronological order
41. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Neutral Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Abstract Nouns
Brackets
42. Angela dances.
Present Perfect Tense
Praise
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Comma
43. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Common Nouns
Singular Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Ethnolinguistics
44. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Gerund
Abstract Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
45. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Declarative Sentence
Verbs
Internet
Jargon
46. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Intensive Pronouns
MLA
Past Perfect Tense
Nominative Case Noun
47. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Future Perfect Tense
Ineffective Sentences
point of view
Possessive Case Pronoun
48. 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
Gerund
Writing Activities
Intensive Pronouns
Ineffective Sentences
49. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Gerund
Climax
Psycholinguistics
Sarcasm
50. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Infinitive Verb
Neutral Nouns
Proper Nouns
Adverbs