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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Shows possession or ownership






2. 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.)






3. 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






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






5. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






6. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






7. 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.






8. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






9. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






10. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






11. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






12. 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.






13. 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






14. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






15. 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'






16. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






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






18. Angela dances.






19. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing






20. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. 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.






26. Modern Language Association






27. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






29. Marks






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






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






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






33. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






34. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






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






36. American Psycological Association






37. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






38. The order in which events happen in time.






39. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






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






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






42. The study of the structure of sentences






43. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






49. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






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