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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. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






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






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






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. The order in which events happen in time.






6. Modern Language Association






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






8. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






9. Angela dances.






10. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






11. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






12. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






13. 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.






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






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






16. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






17. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






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






19. 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.






20. American Psycological Association






21. Angela and Jay dance.






22. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






23. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.






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






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






26. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






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






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






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






30. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. The study of the structure of sentences






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






41. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






42. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. Shows possession or ownership






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