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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
To cite a book in APA format
Phonetics
Concrete Nouns
Present Perfect Tense
2. 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.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Conditional Sentence
Complex Sentence
3. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Present Perfect Tense
Student - created sources
How to site for a book in MLA format
Concrete Nouns
4. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
APA?
Reference works
Chronological order
Future Tense
5. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Praise
Comma
Independent clause with two phrases
Phrasal Pronouns
6. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Praise
Future Perfect Tense
Declarative Sentence
Other sources
7. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Imperative Sentence
MLA
Indefinite Nouns
Reflective Pronouns
8. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Morphology
Adverbs
Comma
9. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Illustration
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Present Perfect Tense
Possessive Case Pronoun
10. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Complex Sentence
Pragmatics
Parentheses
Climax
11. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Other sources
Possessive Case Pronoun
Reflective Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
12. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Phonology
Personal Pronouns
Masculine Nouns
Conditional Sentence
13. The study of meaning in a language
Sociolinguistics
Sematics
Chronological order
Objective Case Pronoun
14. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Pragmatics
Doublespeak
MLA
Psycholinguistics
15. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Phonetics
Morphology
How to site for a book in MLA format
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) -
Indefinite Pronouns
Comma
Abstract Nouns
Dash
17. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Reciprocal Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Proper Nouns
Interrogative Sentence
18. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Writing Activities
Complex Sentence
Conditional Sentence
Masculine Nouns
19. 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
Jargon
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Possessive Case Pronoun
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
20. 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'
Intransitive Verbs
Participle Verb
Ineffective Sentences
Past Tense
21. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Participle Verb
Future Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Indefinite Pronouns
22. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
point of view
Euphemism
Concrete Nouns
Other sources
23. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Dash
Gerund
Verbs
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
24. 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.
To cite a book in APA format
Possessive Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
25. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Parentheses
Objective Case Pronoun
To cite a book in APA format
Interrogative Sentence
26. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Intransitive Verbs
Ineffective Sentences
Intensive Pronouns
27. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Other sources
Intensive Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Internet
28. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Singular Nouns
Writing Activities
Types of Source Material for Writing
Interrogative Pronouns
29. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Objective Case Pronoun
Future Perfect Tense
Conditional Sentence
Exclamation Point
30. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Past Perfect Tense
Pragmatics
Gerund
31. Each other - one another
Simple Pronouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Participle Verb
32. Shows possession or ownership
Present Tense
Possessive Case Noun
Sematics
Collective Nouns
33. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Writing Activities
Conditional Sentence
Singular Nouns
point of view
34. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Writing Activities
Compound Pronouns
Clauses
MLA
35. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Indefinite Pronouns
Feminine Nouns
Neutral Nouns
36. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Declarative Sentence
Singular Nouns
Internet
Verbs
37. 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.)
Gerund
Complex Sentence
Masculine Nouns
Period
38. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Exclamatory Sentence
Comparison
Ineffective Sentences
Parentheses
39. The order in which events happen in time.
Verbs
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Chronological order
Indefinite Pronouns
40. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Linking or Connecting Verbs
How to site for a book in MLA format
Present Perfect Tense
Types of Source Material for Writing
41. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.
Relative Pronouns
Compound Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
42. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Morphology
Chronological order
Simple Pronouns
43. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Relative Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Common Nouns
Reflective Pronouns
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
Phrases
Intransitive Verbs
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Verbs
45. Modern Language Association
Phonetics
Parentheses
Masculine Nouns
MLA
46. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Phrasal Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
Past Tense
Phonology
47. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Ineffective Sentences
Gerund
Present Tense
Illustration
48. Study of the history and origin of words
Chronological order
Period
Etymology
Clauses
49. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Present Tense
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Sociolinguistics
50. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Ineffective Sentences
Future Perfect Tense
Period