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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Possessive Case Noun
Gerund
Apostrophe
2. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Common Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Present Tense
Reciprocal Pronouns
3. 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
Intransitive Verbs
Nominative Case Pronoun
Tone
Hyphen
4. 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
Question Mark
Dash
Exclamation Point
Independent clause with two phrases
5. Study of the history and origin of words
Possessive Case Pronoun
Etymology
Writing Activities
Hyphen
6. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Transitive Verbs
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
7. The study of the structure of sentences
Reciprocal Pronouns
MLA
Psycholinguistics
Syntax
8. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Pragmatics
Interrogative Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Ambiguity
9. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Exclamation Point
Doublespeak
Etymology
Masculine Nouns
10. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Phonology
Praise
Neutral Nouns
Compound Pronouns
11. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Plural Nouns
Euphemism
Phonology
Participle Verb
12. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Compound Pronouns
Masculine Nouns
Sociolinguistics
Cause and Effect
13. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative Sentence
Other sources
Past Perfect Tense
14. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Exclamation Point
To cite a book in APA format
Compound subject - compound predicate
Phrases
15. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Pragmatics
Antecedent
Complex Sentence
Chronological order
16. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Future Perfect Tense
Student - created sources
How to site for a book in MLA format
Interrogative Pronouns
17. 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
Infinitive Verb
Singular Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
18. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Verbs
Cause and Effect
Possessive Case Noun
19. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Infinitive Verb
Morphology
Ambiguity
Psycholinguistics
20. Angela and Jay dance.
Common Nouns
Ambiguity
Compound subject - single predicate
Reflective Pronouns
21. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Neutral Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Reflective Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
22. 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.
Personal Pronouns
Past Tense
Participle Verb
Other sources
23. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Student - created sources
Internet
Infinitive Verb
Masculine Nouns
24. 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
Adverbs
Style
Indefinite Pronouns
Present Tense
25. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Present Tense
Style
Complex Sentence
Tone
26. 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.
Style
Future Perfect Tense
Imperative Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
27. 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'
Demonstrative Pronouns
Counterpoint
Participle Verb
Neutral Nouns
28. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Objective Case Noun
Adjective
Past Tense
Reference works
29. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Reflective Pronouns
Common Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Verbs
30. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Infinitive Verb
Euphemism
Reflective Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
31. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Nominative Case Noun
Psycholinguistics
Demonstrative Pronouns
32. The order in which events happen in time.
Euphemism
Writing Activities
Chronological order
Masculine Nouns
33. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Internet
Future Tense
Counterpoint
Common Nouns
34. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Compound Pronouns
Student - created sources
Praise
Apostrophe
35. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Adjective
Sarcasm
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Cause and Effect
36. Shows possession or ownership
Antecedent
APA?
Possessive Case Noun
Reciprocal Pronouns
37. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Doublespeak
Indefinite Pronouns
Morphology
38. 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
Infinitive Verb
APA?
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Simple Sentence
39. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Feminine Nouns
Exclamatory Sentence
Infinitive Verb
40. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Reciprocal Pronouns
Comparison
Exclamation Point
Possessive Case Noun
41. 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) -
Indefinite Pronouns
APA?
point of view
Hyphen
42. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Clauses
Singular Nouns
point of view
How to site for a book in MLA format
43. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Collective Nouns
English origins
point of view
Doublespeak
44. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Past Tense
Sematics
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Case Pronoun
45. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Pragmatics
Exclamatory Sentence
Phonetics
Jargon
46. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Compound Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Phonetics
Reference works
47. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Effective Sentence
Comma
Masculine Nouns
point of view
48. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Sematics
Abstract Nouns
Sarcasm
Apostrophe
49. 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.
Classification
Illustration
Question Mark
Possessive Pronouns
50. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Compound subject - compound predicate
Phonetics
Compound subject - single predicate
location