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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. 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






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






3. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






6. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






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






8. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






10. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






11. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






12. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






13. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






14. 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.






15. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






16. 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.






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






18. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






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






20. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






21. 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.






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






23. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






24. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






25. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






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






27. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






28. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






29. 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) -






30. 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






31. Shows possession or ownership






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






33. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






34. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






35. The study of the structure of sentences






36. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.






37. 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






38. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






39. 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.






40. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






41. Marks






42. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






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






44. 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






45. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






46. The writer shows how events and their results are related






47. American Psycological Association






48. Film - art - media and so on






49. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






50. 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