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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






7. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






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






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






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






11. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






12. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






15. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






16. E.g. floor - desk - computer






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






22. Angela dances.






23. 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






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






25. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






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






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






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






29. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.)






34. Each other - one another






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






43. 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.






44. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






45. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






47. Film - art - media and so on






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






49. 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






50. 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.