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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Possessive Case Noun
Types of Source Material for Writing
Comma
Clauses
2. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
To cite a book in APA format
Illustration
Reciprocal Pronouns
Student - created sources
3. The study of meaning in a language
Objective Case Pronoun
Sematics
Transitive Verbs
Compound subject - compound predicate
4. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Phrasal Pronouns
Syntax
Parentheses
To cite a book in APA format
5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Euphemism
Clauses
Possessive Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
6. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Brackets
Phrases
Present Tense
7. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
point of view
Counterpoint
Doublespeak
8. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Imperative Sentence
Feminine Nouns
Collective Nouns
Illustration
9. 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
Present Tense
Collective Nouns
Gerund
Ineffective Sentences
10. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ethnolinguistics
Phrasal Pronouns
Collective Nouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
11. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Past Tense
Future Tense
Imperative Sentence
12. 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.)
Complex Sentence
Phonology
Compound Pronouns
Style
13. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Dash
Exclamatory Sentence
How to site for a book in MLA format
Abstract Nouns
14. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Proper Nouns
Effective Sentence
15. 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.
Common Nouns
Writing Activities
Parentheses
Possessive Pronouns
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) -
Ambiguity
Objective Case Pronoun
Indefinite Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
17. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
Phrasal Pronouns
18. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Simple Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Verbs
Writing Activities
19. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Proper Nouns
Syntax
Style
Objective Case Pronoun
20. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Singular Nouns
Gerund
Nominative Case Noun
21. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Verbs
Possessive Case Noun
Singular Nouns
22. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
location
Imperative Sentence
Effective Sentence
Comparison
23. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Reflective Pronouns
Feminine Nouns
Jargon
24. Study of the history and origin of words
Psycholinguistics
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Abstract Nouns
Etymology
25. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Transitive Verbs
Compound subject - single predicate
Infinitive Verb
Pragmatics
26. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Present Tense
Exclamation Point
Independent clause with two phrases
Doublespeak
27. 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
Possessive Pronouns
Dash
Comma
Declarative Sentence
28. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
location
English origins
Question Mark
29. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Morphology
Exclamatory Sentence
Comparison
30. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Indefinite Nouns
Brackets
Feminine Nouns
31. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Declarative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
Comma
32. American Psycological Association
Collective Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
How to site for a book in MLA format
APA?
33. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Singular Nouns
Chronological order
Feminine Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
34. 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.
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Single Subject - Single Predicate
English origins
35. 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
Masculine Nouns
Sarcasm
Concrete Nouns
Infinitive Verb
36. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Collective Nouns
Climax
Reference works
Independent clause with two phrases
37. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Writing Activities
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
38. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Objective Case Noun
Verbs
Plural Nouns
39. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Psycholinguistics
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
point of view
Adjective
40. Marks
Brackets
Sociolinguistics
Hyphen
Adjective
41. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Clauses
Independent clause with two phrases
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
42. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Interrogative Sentence
Clauses
Exclamatory Sentence
Infinitive Verb
43. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Proper Nouns
Verbs
Reflective Pronouns
Exclamation Point
44. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Intransitive Verbs
Jargon
Participle Verb
45. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Phonology
Possessive Case Noun
Transitive Verbs
Interrogative Pronouns
46. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
location
Present Perfect Tense
Simple Pronouns
Brackets
47. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Phrases
APA?
Nominative Case Pronoun
48. 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
Praise
Comma
Adjective
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
49. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
APA?
Plural Nouns
Phonology
Present Perfect Tense
50. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Objective Case Noun
Personal Pronouns
Etymology