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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Morphology
Possessive Pronouns
Future Tense
2. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
Demonstrative Pronouns
Jargon
Nominative Case Noun
3. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Future Perfect Tense
Classification
Possessive Case Pronoun
Question Mark
4. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Tone
Common Nouns
Participle Verb
Concrete Nouns
5. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Possessive Case Noun
point of view
Declarative Sentence
Brackets
6. 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.
Declarative Sentence
Antecedent
Student - created sources
Objective Case Noun
7. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Ambiguity
Adjective
Jargon
Conditional Sentence
8. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Sematics
Ambiguity
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Rhetoric organizational patterns
9. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Comparison
Abstract Nouns
Interrogative Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
10. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Possessive Pronouns
Doublespeak
Relative Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
11. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Objective Case Pronoun
Antecedent
location
Intensive Pronouns
12. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Apostrophe
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Ethnolinguistics
13. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Feminine Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Antecedent
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
14. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Student - created sources
Neutral Nouns
Illustration
Phonology
15. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Phonetics
Tone
Effective Sentence
16. 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
Nominative Case Pronoun
Exclamatory Sentence
Plural Nouns
Hyphen
17. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Personal Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Relative Pronouns
Question Mark
18. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Praise
Concrete Nouns
Personal Pronouns
Gerund
19. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Intransitive Verbs
Sociolinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
Single Subject - Single Predicate
20. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison
Proper Nouns
Sarcasm
Etymology
21. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Objective Case Pronoun
Illustration
Conditional Sentence
Feminine Nouns
22. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Tone
Reflective Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
23. 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
Style
Comparison
Compound subject - single predicate
Types of Source Material for Writing
24. Marks
Singular Nouns
Present Tense
Imperative Sentence
Brackets
25. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Types of Source Material for Writing
English origins
Intensive Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
26. 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.
Sematics
Possessive Pronouns
point of view
Gerund
27. 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
Simple Pronouns
Internet
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Proper Nouns
28. Study of the structure of words
Period
Compound subject - compound predicate
Objective Case Pronoun
Morphology
29. 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
Classification
Conditional Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
Infinitive Verb
30. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Brackets
Abstract Nouns
Imperative Sentence
Relative Pronouns
31. 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.)
Period
Compound Pronouns
Complex Sentence
Common Nouns
32. 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
Compound Sentence
APA?
Compound Pronouns
33. Film - art - media and so on
Other sources
Intensive Pronouns
Adverbs
Singular Nouns
34. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Relative Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Writing Activities
Apostrophe
35. The study of the structure of sentences
Past Tense
Praise
Syntax
Interrogative Pronouns
36. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Interrogative Pronouns
Euphemism
Reflective Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
37. Angela and Jay dance.
point of view
Compound subject - single predicate
Praise
Infinitive Verb
38. 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.
Adverbs
Internet
Intensive Pronouns
Sarcasm
39. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Ethnolinguistics
Interrogative Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Simple Sentence
40. 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.
Doublespeak
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Future Perfect Tense
41. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Proper Nouns
Simple Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
42. American Psycological Association
APA?
Indefinite Pronouns
Verbs
Objective Case Pronoun
43. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Adjective
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Psycholinguistics
Interrogative Sentence
44. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Indefinite Pronouns
Dash
Feminine Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
45. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
point of view
Counterpoint
46. 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.
Gerund
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Counterpoint
Exclamatory Sentence
47. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Morphology
Simple Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
Plural Nouns
48. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Jargon
Proper Nouns
Classification
49. Modern Language Association
Singular Nouns
Feminine Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
MLA
50. 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
Imperative Sentence
Climax
Dash
Abstract Nouns