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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






2. 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.






3. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






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






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






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






7. The writer shows how events and their results are related






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






9. 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






10. 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) -






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






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






13. The order in which events happen in time.






14. Film - art - media and so on






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. 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.






17. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






18. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






19. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






20. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






21. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






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






23. 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






24. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






25. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






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






27. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






28. 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.






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






30. Marks






31. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






32. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






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






34. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






35. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






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






38. 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.






39. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






40. 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'






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






42. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






43. Angela and Jay dance.






44. 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).






45. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






46. 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






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






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






49. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






50. 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