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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






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






3. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






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






5. 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).






6. 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.)






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






8. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






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






10. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






12. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






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






14. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






17. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






18. Shows possession or ownership






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






20. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






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






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






23. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






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






25. Each other - one another






26. 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.






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Angela dances.






31. Film - art - media and so on






32. 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






33. 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) -






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






35. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






41. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






42. 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






43. 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'






44. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






45. 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.






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






47. The study of meaning in a language






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






49. 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.






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