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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Parentheses
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Possessive Case Pronoun
MLA
2. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Relative Pronouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Euphemism
English origins
3. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Illustration
Reference works
Style
Rhetoric organizational patterns
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.
Chronological order
Future Perfect Tense
Singular Nouns
Complex Sentence
5. 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) -
Possessive Pronouns
Doublespeak
Indefinite Pronouns
Proper Nouns
6. Film - art - media and so on
Period
Cause and Effect
Pragmatics
Other sources
7. 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'
Transitive Verbs
Personal Pronouns
Participle Verb
Compound Pronouns
8. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Student - created sources
Complex Sentence
location
Verbs
9. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Possessive Pronouns
Climax
Effective Sentence
Pragmatics
10. Modern Language Association
Nominative Case Noun
MLA
Intransitive Verbs
Abstract Nouns
11. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Indefinite Nouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Psycholinguistics
English origins
12. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Counterpoint
Transitive Verbs
Phonology
Morphology
13. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Neutral Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Interrogative Sentence
14. 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.
Gerund
Chronological order
Clauses
Objective Case Pronoun
15. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Pragmatics
MLA
Question Mark
16. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Question Mark
Common Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
17. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Relative Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
18. Angela and Jay dance.
Common Nouns
Pragmatics
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Compound subject - single predicate
19. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Simple Sentence
APA?
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Common Nouns
20. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Internet
Doublespeak
Reciprocal Pronouns
21. 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
Reflective Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Past Tense
Phonology
22. 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.)
Chronological order
Clauses
Complex Sentence
Student - created sources
23. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Indefinite Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Abstract Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
24. 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.
Indefinite Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
Reciprocal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
25. Shows possession or ownership
Parentheses
Present Perfect Tense
Possessive Case Noun
Independent clause with two phrases
26. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Phonology
To cite a book in APA format
Adverbs
Complex Sentence
27. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Abstract Nouns
Phrases
Simple Pronouns
Compound subject - single predicate
28. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Infinitive Verb
Gerund
29. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Types of Source Material for Writing
Complex Sentence
Compound subject - single predicate
Possessive Case Pronoun
30. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Future Perfect Tense
Exclamatory Sentence
Tone
31. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Euphemism
Simple Pronouns
Past Tense
32. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
To cite a book in APA format
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Etymology
Feminine Nouns
33. The study of meaning in a language
Present Tense
Sematics
Apostrophe
Exclamatory Sentence
34. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Simple Pronouns
Doublespeak
Participle Verb
Verbs
35. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Types of Source Material for Writing
Phrasal Pronouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Doublespeak
36. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Nominative Case Noun
Compound Pronouns
English origins
Independent clause with two phrases
37. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
Illustration
Past Tense
Parentheses
38. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Complex Sentence
Types of Source Material for Writing
Reciprocal Pronouns
39. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Phrases
Intensive Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
40. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Future Tense
Ethnolinguistics
Interrogative Sentence
Collective Nouns
41. 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
Effective Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
42. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Antecedent
Neutral Nouns
Relative Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
43. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Period
Concrete Nouns
Verbs
Future Tense
44. The study of the structure of sentences
APA?
Syntax
Infinitive Verb
Ineffective Sentences
45. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Verbs
Etymology
Simple Pronouns
46. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Compound subject - compound predicate
Present Tense
Complex Sentence
Climax
47. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Past Tense
Indefinite Nouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Phonology
48. Study of the history and origin of words
Etymology
Types of Source Material for Writing
Style
Indefinite Pronouns
49. 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
Style
Participle Verb
Ethnolinguistics
Brackets
50. 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
Dash
Objective Case Noun
Possessive Case Pronoun
Compound subject - compound predicate