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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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
Ineffective Sentences
Possessive Case Pronoun
APA?
Cause and Effect
2. 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).
Transitive Verbs
Imperative Sentence
Phrases
APA?
3. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Relative Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Pragmatics
4. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Future Perfect Tense
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Noun
5. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
Period
Possessive Case Pronoun
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.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Simple Pronouns
Antecedent
7. 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.
Infinitive Verb
Future Perfect Tense
Compound Sentence
Psycholinguistics
8. 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
Demonstrative Pronouns
Dash
Conditional Sentence
Abstract Nouns
9. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
To cite a book in APA format
Exclamatory Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
10. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
Imperative Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Independent clause with two phrases
11. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Verbs
Student - created sources
Transitive Verbs
Comparison
12. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Ambiguity
Writing Activities
Question Mark
Other sources
13. Angela dances.
Indefinite Nouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Morphology
Internet
14. 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
Writing Activities
Masculine Nouns
Style
Comma
15. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Collective Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Writing Activities
Reflective Pronouns
16. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Student - created sources
Reference works
Climax
To cite a book in APA format
17. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
Plural Nouns
Period
18. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Ambiguity
Independent clause with two phrases
Feminine Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
19. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Phonology
Personal Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
20. 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
MLA
Infinitive Verb
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
21. The study of the structure of sentences
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Exclamation Point
Syntax
Antecedent
22. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Hyphen
Writing Activities
Clauses
Period
23. The order in which events happen in time.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Chronological order
Transitive Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
24. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Reflective Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Interrogative Pronouns
Effective Sentence
25. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Cause and Effect
Masculine Nouns
Psycholinguistics
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.
English origins
Possessive Pronouns
Counterpoint
Present Tense
27. Angela and Jay dance.
Past Tense
Nominative Case Pronoun
Past Perfect Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
28. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Imperative Sentence
Syntax
Reflective Pronouns
Clauses
29. 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
Interrogative Sentence
Adjective
Past Perfect Tense
Hyphen
30. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Jargon
Relative Pronouns
Phrases
Phonology
31. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Parentheses
Reference works
Sarcasm
Plural Nouns
32. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Possessive Case Noun
Antecedent
Simple Pronouns
33. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Past Perfect Tense
Etymology
Masculine Nouns
Jargon
34. 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
Possessive Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
Present Perfect Tense
Writing Activities
35. The study of meaning in a language
Types of Source Material for Writing
Present Perfect Tense
Past Tense
Sematics
36. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Simple Pronouns
Classification
Psycholinguistics
Complex Sentence
37. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Ambiguity
Compound Pronouns
Objective Case Pronoun
point of view
38. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Past Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
Nominative Case Noun
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
39. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Plural Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Parentheses
Simple Sentence
40. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
MLA
Infinitive Verb
Objective Case Noun
Phonology
41. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Transitive Verbs
Clauses
Comparison
APA?
42. 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.
Intransitive Verbs
Compound Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
Exclamation Point
43. 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.
Intensive Pronouns
Counterpoint
Objective Case Noun
Reflective Pronouns
44. 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
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Present Tense
Etymology
45. Each other - one another
To cite a book in APA format
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
English origins
Phrasal Pronouns
46. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Abstract Nouns
Student - created sources
Masculine Nouns
Verbs
47. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Concrete Nouns
Future Tense
Tone
Doublespeak
48. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Conditional Sentence
Brackets
Style
Internet
49. Marks
Brackets
To cite a book in APA format
Comparison
Tone
50. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
English origins
Tone
To cite a book in APA format
Ethnolinguistics