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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball






2. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






4. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






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






6. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






7. 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.






8. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






10. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






11. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






12. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






13. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






14. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject






15. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






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






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






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






19. 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) -






20. Angela dances.






21. Marks






22. Shows possession or ownership






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






24. 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.






25. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






26. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






27. 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.






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






29. 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






30. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






31. 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.






32. The order in which events happen in time.






33. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






34. 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






35. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.






36. E.g. floor - desk - computer






37. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






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






39. 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






40. Each other - one another






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






42. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing






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






44. 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






45. 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).






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






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






48. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






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






50. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.