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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Abstract Nouns
Phrases
Intensive Pronouns
Future Tense
2. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Exclamation Point
Compound subject - single predicate
Linking or Connecting Verbs
3. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Sarcasm
Interrogative Pronouns
Reference works
Proper Nouns
4. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Exclamation Point
Present Tense
Possessive Case Pronoun
Rhetoric organizational patterns
5. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Possessive Case Noun
Climax
How to site for a book in MLA format
Complex Sentence
6. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Antecedent
Common Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
Phonetics
7. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Intransitive Verbs
Nominative Case Noun
Euphemism
Period
8. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
location
Phrases
Phonology
Conditional Sentence
9. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Gerund
Ambiguity
Personal Pronouns
Exclamation Point
10. 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.
Masculine Nouns
Feminine Nouns
location
Present Perfect Tense
11. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Linking or Connecting Verbs
location
Etymology
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.
Style
Gerund
Relative Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
13. 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
Nominative Case Noun
Present Tense
Infinitive Verb
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
14. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Past Perfect Tense
Style
Objective Case Pronoun
Apostrophe
15. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Intransitive Verbs
Praise
Antecedent
Common Nouns
16. 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
Ethnolinguistics
Writing Activities
Concrete Nouns
17. Each other - one another
Phrasal Pronouns
Proper Nouns
Personal Pronouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
18. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Phrases
Illustration
Jargon
Brackets
19. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Praise
point of view
Independent clause with two phrases
Compound subject - compound predicate
20. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Complex Sentence
Concrete Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Compound Pronouns
21. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Compound Pronouns
Euphemism
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Doublespeak
22. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Simple Sentence
Etymology
Sarcasm
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
23. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
How to site for a book in MLA format
Pragmatics
Compound subject - compound predicate
Comparison
24. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Compound subject - compound predicate
Pragmatics
Proper Nouns
25. 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
Nominative Case Noun
location
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
MLA
26. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Interrogative Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Adjective
Masculine Nouns
27. 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.
Phrases
Intensive Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
28. 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
Interrogative Pronouns
Plural Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
English origins
29. 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
Declarative Sentence
Dash
Compound Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
30. 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
Interrogative Sentence
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Compound Pronouns
Style
31. 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.
Comparison
Antecedent
Sociolinguistics
Cause and Effect
32. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Psycholinguistics
Plural Nouns
Cause and Effect
33. 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).
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
Internet
Types of Source Material for Writing
34. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Reflective Pronouns
Participle Verb
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Parentheses
35. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Simple Sentence
Writing Activities
Morphology
Intransitive Verbs
36. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Adverbs
Future Tense
Common Nouns
Morphology
37. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Nominative Case Pronoun
Sarcasm
Sociolinguistics
Plural Nouns
38. The order in which events happen in time.
Exclamatory Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Chronological order
To cite a book in APA format
39. 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
Nominative Case Pronoun
Past Tense
Personal Pronouns
Psycholinguistics
40. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Phrasal Pronouns
location
Feminine Nouns
Classification
41. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Feminine Nouns
Common Nouns
MLA
42. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Intransitive Verbs
Sematics
Illustration
Clauses
43. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Sociolinguistics
Internet
Phrases
Single Subject - Single Predicate
44. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Syntax
Exclamatory Sentence
Chronological order
45. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Ethnolinguistics
Classification
Student - created sources
46. 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
How to site for a book in MLA format
Adjective
Hyphen
Praise
47. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
Effective Sentence
Proper Nouns
48. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Reflective Pronouns
Common Nouns
Clauses
Compound Pronouns
49. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Classification
Reciprocal Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
50. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Indefinite Nouns
Singular Nouns
Effective Sentence
Compound Sentence