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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Doublespeak
Phrases
Future Perfect Tense
Morphology
2. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Plural Nouns
Future Tense
Gerund
Neutral Nouns
3. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Noun
Classification
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
4. Study of the structure of words
Morphology
Nominative Case Noun
Possessive Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
5. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Adverbs
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Declarative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
6. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Parentheses
Transitive Verbs
Interrogative Sentence
7. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Common Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
Sarcasm
Simple Pronouns
8. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Demonstrative Pronouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Clauses
Common Nouns
9. 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.
Possessive Case Pronoun
Doublespeak
Indefinite Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
10. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Collective Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Exclamation Point
APA?
11. Study of the history and origin of words
Present Perfect Tense
Types of Source Material for Writing
Etymology
Conditional Sentence
12. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Effective Sentence
Abstract Nouns
Masculine Nouns
Pragmatics
13. 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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Sarcasm
14. 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
Conditional Sentence
Tone
Period
15. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Compound Pronouns
Cause and Effect
Objective Case Pronoun
Exclamatory Sentence
16. The study of meaning in a language
Brackets
Sematics
Masculine Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
17. Angela dances.
Possessive Pronouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Possessive Case Pronoun
Independent clause with two phrases
18. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Student - created sources
Intensive Pronouns
Dash
Illustration
19. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Past Tense
Cause and Effect
point of view
How to site for a book in MLA format
20. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Question Mark
Pragmatics
Neutral Nouns
Simple Sentence
21. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Ineffective Sentences
Writing Activities
Syntax
Possessive Case Noun
22. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Personal Pronouns
Reference works
Collective Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
23. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Indefinite Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Comma
24. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Objective Case Pronoun
Sematics
Exclamatory Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
25. 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
Indefinite Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
Simple Sentence
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
26. The order in which events happen in time.
Style
Climax
Cause and Effect
Chronological order
27. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
point of view
Objective Case Pronoun
Rhetoric organizational patterns
location
28. 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.)
APA?
Complex Sentence
Chronological order
Proper Nouns
29. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Feminine Nouns
Tone
Plural Nouns
Imperative Sentence
30. 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
English origins
Sarcasm
Infinitive Verb
Student - created sources
31. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Pronoun
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Classification
Personal Pronouns
32. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Exclamation Point
Simple Sentence
Sociolinguistics
Etymology
33. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
MLA
Reflective Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phonetics
34. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Singular Nouns
Period
Single Subject - Single Predicate
location
35. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Brackets
Verbs
Past Perfect Tense
Singular Nouns
36. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Past Perfect Tense
Feminine Nouns
Adjective
Ethnolinguistics
37. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Cause and Effect
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Conditional Sentence
Phrases
38. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Praise
Objective Case Noun
Possessive Case Pronoun
Participle Verb
39. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Reflective Pronouns
Present Tense
Objective Case Pronoun
Ethnolinguistics
40. 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
Intensive Pronouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Objective Case Noun
Reciprocal Pronouns
41. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Exclamation Point
Euphemism
Phonetics
Collective Nouns
42. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Future Tense
Nominative Case Pronoun
Objective Case Noun
Interrogative Pronouns
43. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Phrasal Pronouns
Psycholinguistics
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
44. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Possessive Pronouns
Climax
Imperative Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
45. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Collective Nouns
Comma
Simple Sentence
Student - created sources
46. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Question Mark
Parentheses
Pragmatics
To cite a book in APA format
47. The writer shows how events and their results are related
To cite a book in APA format
Cause and Effect
Sematics
Tone
48. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Possessive Case Noun
Praise
Proper Nouns
49. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Exclamatory Sentence
Cause and Effect
Pragmatics
50. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses Ex: When Sara turned seven (dependent c) - her mother planned a birthday party for her (independent c) - and Sara invited everyone in her class (independent c).
Masculine Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Syntax
Praise