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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Adjective
Compound subject - compound predicate
Syntax
Independent clause with two phrases
2. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Objective Case Noun
Possessive Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
3. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Intensive Pronouns
Singular Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
Proper Nouns
4. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Compound Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
Praise
Style
5. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Sociolinguistics
Period
Adverbs
Nominative Case Noun
6. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Comparison
How to site for a book in MLA format
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Simple Pronouns
7. American Psycological Association
location
APA?
Chronological order
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
8. Modern Language Association
MLA
English origins
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
9. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
point of view
Phrasal Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Nominative Case Pronoun
10. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Adjective
Objective Case Noun
Masculine Nouns
Illustration
11. The study of meaning in a language
Adjective
Possessive Case Noun
Brackets
Sematics
12. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Style
Phrases
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Compound subject - compound predicate
13. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
To cite a book in APA format
Clauses
Compound subject - compound predicate
Etymology
14. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Morphology
APA?
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Cause and Effect
15. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
MLA
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Future Tense
APA?
16. Each other - one another
Phrasal Pronouns
English origins
Future Perfect Tense
Abstract Nouns
17. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Indefinite Nouns
Illustration
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
18. The order in which events happen in time.
Intransitive Verbs
Sematics
Euphemism
Chronological order
19. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Parentheses
Phonology
Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence
20. 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.
Phonetics
Antecedent
Sarcasm
Parentheses
21. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Phrasal Pronouns
Masculine Nouns
Doublespeak
Tone
22. 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
Compound subject - compound predicate
Parentheses
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Sociolinguistics
23. 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.
Compound Sentence
Morphology
Interrogative Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
24. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Abstract Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Compound subject - compound predicate
Phonetics
25. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Syntax
Interrogative Pronouns
Future Tense
26. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Possessive Case Pronoun
Neutral Nouns
Simple Sentence
Internet
27. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Perfect Tense
Doublespeak
Present Tense
Types of Source Material for Writing
28. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Climax
Independent clause with two phrases
Etymology
Adverbs
29. Angela and Jay dance.
Objective Case Noun
Compound subject - single predicate
Interrogative Pronouns
Euphemism
30. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Present Perfect Tense
Euphemism
Reflective Pronouns
Future Tense
31. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Sematics
Objective Case Noun
Reference works
Indefinite Nouns
32. 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'
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Sarcasm
Participle Verb
How to site for a book in MLA format
33. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Hyphen
Student - created sources
Concrete Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
34. 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
Sematics
Tone
Style
Compound subject - compound predicate
35. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Plural Nouns
Common Nouns
Jargon
Demonstrative Pronouns
36. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)
Possessive Case Pronoun
Internet
Gerund
Complex Sentence
37. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Concrete Nouns
location
Declarative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
38. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Sociolinguistics
Interrogative Sentence
Nominative Case Noun
Singular Nouns
39. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Psycholinguistics
Classification
Pragmatics
40. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Adverbs
Classification
Singular Nouns
Declarative Sentence
41. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Feminine Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Jargon
Illustration
42. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Declarative Sentence
Other sources
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Types of Source Material for Writing
43. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
Question Mark
44. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.
Ethnolinguistics
Indefinite Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Comparison
45. 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.
Relative Pronouns
Exclamation Point
Intransitive Verbs
Psycholinguistics
46. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Nominative Case Noun
Verbs
Cause and Effect
Clauses
47. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Comma
Counterpoint
Ambiguity
Exclamation Point
48. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Exclamatory Sentence
Neutral Nouns
Simple Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
49. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Question Mark
Dash
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
50. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Comparison
Classification
English origins
Masculine Nouns