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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 describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Dash
Tone
location
Compound Sentence
2. American Psycological Association
Objective Case Pronoun
APA?
English origins
Phonetics
3. 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.
Indefinite Pronouns
Etymology
Independent clause with two phrases
English origins
4. The study of the structure of sentences
point of view
Adjective
Simple Sentence
Syntax
5. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Objective Case Noun
point of view
Climax
6. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Exclamatory Sentence
Praise
7. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Compound Pronouns
Antecedent
Simple Pronouns
Parentheses
8. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Climax
Phrases
Euphemism
point of view
9. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Pronoun
Period
Counterpoint
10. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Verbs
Sarcasm
Transitive Verbs
Interrogative Sentence
11. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Collective Nouns
Clauses
Feminine Nouns
Syntax
12. 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
Personal Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Psycholinguistics
13. 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).
Infinitive Verb
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
14. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Tone
MLA
Neutral Nouns
Relative Pronouns
15. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Doublespeak
Period
How to site for a book in MLA format
Intransitive Verbs
16. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Syntax
Illustration
Phrasal Pronouns
Doublespeak
17. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Independent clause with two phrases
Future Perfect Tense
Masculine Nouns
Singular Nouns
18. 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.
Internet
Compound Sentence
Masculine Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
19. 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) -
Syntax
point of view
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
20. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Complex Sentence
Adjective
Student - created sources
Sociolinguistics
21. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
point of view
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Adjective
MLA
22. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Future Tense
Conditional Sentence
Past Perfect Tense
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
23. Shows possession or ownership
Sarcasm
Parentheses
Possessive Case Noun
Present Tense
24. 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.
Gerund
Masculine Nouns
Reference works
Writing Activities
25. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Compound Sentence
Phrases
point of view
Tone
26. 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.
Indefinite Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
Personal Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
27. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
How to site for a book in MLA format
Interrogative Sentence
Concrete Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
28. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Internet
Relative Pronouns
Verbs
Masculine Nouns
29. 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.
Masculine Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
Student - created sources
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
30. 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
Intensive Pronouns
Verbs
Doublespeak
31. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun
Comma
Neutral Nouns
Infinitive Verb
Classification
32. 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.
Compound subject - single predicate
Possessive Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Phonology
33. 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.)
Independent clause with two phrases
Dash
Euphemism
Complex Sentence
34. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Jargon
Nominative Case Noun
Climax
35. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Relative Pronouns
Illustration
Collective Nouns
Reflective Pronouns
36. Marks
Participle Verb
Brackets
Sarcasm
Euphemism
37. Study of the structure of words
Morphology
Intransitive Verbs
Sarcasm
Sociolinguistics
38. 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
Student - created sources
Interrogative Sentence
Past Tense
Style
39. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Objective Case Noun
Independent clause with two phrases
Period
Types of Source Material for Writing
40. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Neutral Nouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Verbs
MLA
41. 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
Phrasal Pronouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Question Mark
Dash
42. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Plural Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
Hyphen
Abstract Nouns
43. Film - art - media and so on
Jargon
Feminine Nouns
Other sources
Ambiguity
44. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Independent clause with two phrases
Exclamation Point
Illustration
45. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
Period
Style
Reflective Pronouns
46. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Classification
Declarative Sentence
Morphology
Phonetics
47. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Reflective Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Clauses
Complex Sentence
48. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Comma
Writing Activities
49. Angela and Jay dance.
Singular Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Past Tense
50. 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
Complex Sentence
Ineffective Sentences
Demonstrative Pronouns
Doublespeak