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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






2. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






3. Study of the history and origin of words






4. 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.






5. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






7. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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).






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Shows possession or ownership






22. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






23. The study of the structure of sentences






24. American Psycological Association






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






29. Marks






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.)






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






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






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






37. Angela and Jay dance.






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






39. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






41. 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).






42. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






44. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






45. 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.






46. The order in which events happen in time.






47. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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