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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Film - art - media and so on
Chronological order
Other sources
Cause and Effect
Imperative Sentence
2. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Exclamatory Sentence
Student - created sources
Masculine Nouns
Imperative Sentence
3. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Types of Source Material for Writing
Declarative Sentence
Clauses
Tone
4. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Style
Present Tense
Singular Nouns
Infinitive Verb
5. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Concrete Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Question Mark
Imperative Sentence
6. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Doublespeak
Reflective Pronouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Possessive Case Noun
7. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Past Perfect Tense
Clauses
Phrases
Cause and Effect
8. 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
Cause and Effect
Hyphen
Writing Activities
Relative Pronouns
9. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Cause and Effect
Jargon
Exclamatory Sentence
Phonetics
10. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Present Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Syntax
Concrete Nouns
11. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Indefinite Nouns
Infinitive Verb
Question Mark
Illustration
12. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Concrete Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
13. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Clauses
Apostrophe
Phonetics
Climax
14. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Jargon
Compound subject - compound predicate
Intensive Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
15. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Syntax
Adjective
Reference works
Proper Nouns
16. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Types of Source Material for Writing
Complex Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Effective Sentence
17. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Feminine Nouns
Gerund
Present Perfect Tense
Psycholinguistics
18. Study of the history and origin of words
Period
point of view
Etymology
Phonetics
19. 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.
Morphology
Possessive Pronouns
Counterpoint
Intensive Pronouns
20. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Common Nouns
Etymology
Declarative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
21. Angela dances.
Style
Phonology
Conditional Sentence
Single Subject - Single Predicate
22. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Common Nouns
Reference works
Ambiguity
Phrases
23. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Conditional Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
Ambiguity
Objective Case Noun
24. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Cause and Effect
Transitive Verbs
Counterpoint
Ethnolinguistics
25. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Apostrophe
Neutral Nouns
Antecedent
26. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Participle Verb
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Praise
Masculine Nouns
27. 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.
Question Mark
Types of Source Material for Writing
Sarcasm
Compound Sentence
28. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Climax
Compound Sentence
Feminine Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
29. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Adverbs
Abstract Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Independent clause with two phrases
30. 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
Compound Pronouns
Comparison
Declarative Sentence
31. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Exclamatory Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
32. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Exclamation Point
Praise
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
33. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Climax
Indefinite Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Classification
34. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Adjective
Singular Nouns
Sematics
Transitive Verbs
35. Each other - one another
Phrasal Pronouns
Brackets
Exclamation Point
Future Tense
36. 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) -
APA?
Apostrophe
Indefinite Pronouns
Sematics
37. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Pragmatics
Objective Case Noun
Compound subject - compound predicate
Adjective
38. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Relative Pronouns
location
Nominative Case Noun
Clauses
39. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Illustration
Style
Reciprocal Pronouns
Comma
40. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Plural Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
Nominative Case Noun
Relative Pronouns
41. 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
Chronological order
Possessive Case Noun
Plural Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
42. 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'
Clauses
Present Tense
Participle Verb
Ethnolinguistics
43. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Illustration
Chronological order
Conditional Sentence
Neutral Nouns
44. 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.)
Adjective
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
45. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Parentheses
Possessive Case Pronoun
Concrete Nouns
Tone
46. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Singular Nouns
Phonology
Past Tense
Morphology
47. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped
How to site for a book in MLA format
Morphology
Reference works
Intransitive Verbs
48. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Compound subject - single predicate
Sociolinguistics
Counterpoint
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
49. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Apostrophe
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Present Tense
How to site for a book in MLA format
50. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Adjective
Collective Nouns
Singular Nouns