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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Past Tense
Feminine Nouns
Sociolinguistics
Simple Pronouns
2. 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) -
Comma
Indefinite Pronouns
APA?
Future Tense
3. Study of the structure of words
Past Perfect Tense
Singular Nouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Morphology
4. Film - art - media and so on
Complex Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
Other sources
5. 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.
Brackets
Apostrophe
Future Perfect Tense
Morphology
6. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Objective Case Pronoun
Adjective
Doublespeak
Possessive Case Noun
7. 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
Exclamatory Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
Past Tense
Infinitive Verb
8. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Other sources
Past Tense
Compound subject - compound predicate
Cause and Effect
9. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Intensive Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Past Perfect Tense
Feminine Nouns
10. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Conditional Sentence
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Intransitive Verbs
Sarcasm
11. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Compound Pronouns
Present Perfect Tense
Collective Nouns
Morphology
12. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
English origins
Objective Case Pronoun
Writing Activities
Common Nouns
13. 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
Objective Case Noun
Future Tense
Sociolinguistics
Ineffective Sentences
14. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Praise
Independent clause with two phrases
Internet
Personal Pronouns
15. The order in which events happen in time.
Feminine Nouns
Tone
Chronological order
Antecedent
16. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Sematics
Simple Sentence
MLA
Etymology
17. 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).
Jargon
Independent clause with two phrases
Counterpoint
Compound/ Complex Sentence
18. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Reference works
Interrogative Sentence
Past Perfect Tense
19. 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.)
Personal Pronouns
Phrases
Complex Sentence
Hyphen
20. 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.
location
Demonstrative Pronouns
Parentheses
Intensive Pronouns
21. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Personal Pronouns
Parentheses
Morphology
Counterpoint
22. Study of the history and origin of words
Internet
Ineffective Sentences
Possessive Pronouns
Etymology
23. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Indefinite Pronouns
Period
Verbs
Gerund
24. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Ambiguity
Masculine Nouns
Parentheses
Linking or Connecting Verbs
25. 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'
Indefinite Pronouns
Participle Verb
Imperative Sentence
Sociolinguistics
26. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Reference works
Conditional Sentence
Reflective Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
27. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Interrogative Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Apostrophe
Independent clause with two phrases
28. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Sarcasm
Comparison
Clauses
Future Tense
29. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Sociolinguistics
Chronological order
Demonstrative Pronouns
Parentheses
30. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Sematics
Objective Case Pronoun
Singular Nouns
Apostrophe
31. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Phonology
Apostrophe
Ineffective Sentences
Intransitive Verbs
32. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
English origins
Writing Activities
Clauses
Objective Case Noun
33. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Phrases
Student - created sources
Neutral Nouns
34. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Parentheses
Plural Nouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
To cite a book in APA format
35. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Effective Sentence
Compound Pronouns
Proper Nouns
36. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Doublespeak
Singular Nouns
Collective Nouns
Antecedent
37. 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
Concrete Nouns
Plural Nouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Dash
38. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Complex Sentence
Comma
Compound/ Complex Sentence
location
39. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Future Tense
Adverbs
Intensive Pronouns
40. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Objective Case Pronoun
Sociolinguistics
Demonstrative Pronouns
Tone
41. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Classification
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Common Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
42. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Climax
Past Perfect Tense
Syntax
To cite a book in APA format
43. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Possessive Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Classification
44. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Ethnolinguistics
Effective Sentence
Comparison
Reference works
45. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
46. The study of meaning in a language
Relative Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Sematics
Reflective Pronouns
47. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Compound Sentence
Clauses
Tone
Objective Case Pronoun
48. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Parentheses
Psycholinguistics
Hyphen
Simple Pronouns
49. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
point of view
Intransitive Verbs
Phonetics
Infinitive Verb
50. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Student - created sources
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Interrogative Sentence