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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






2. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






3. Shows possession or ownership






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






5. The study of meaning in a language






6. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






7. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






8. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






9. 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.






10. Angela dances.






11. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






12. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






13. 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






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.






15. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.






16. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






17. 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) -






18. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






19. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.






20. 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






21. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






22. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






24. Study of the history and origin of words






25. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






27. The order in which events happen in time.






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






29. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






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






31. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






36. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






37. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






38. Each other - one another






39. Film - art - media and so on






40. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






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






42. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






43. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






44. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






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






46. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






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






48. 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






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






50. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.