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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Transitive Verbs
point of view
Indefinite Nouns
Sarcasm
2. Modern Language Association
MLA
point of view
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
location
3. 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).
Neutral Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Doublespeak
4. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Parentheses
Adjective
Classification
Illustration
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) -
Indefinite Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
6. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Abstract Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Morphology
Exclamatory Sentence
7. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Jargon
Student - created sources
Compound Sentence
Parentheses
8. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Feminine Nouns
Possessive Case Noun
Sociolinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
9. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Tone
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Past Tense
Intensive Pronouns
10. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Comma
Clauses
Future Tense
Pragmatics
11. 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.
Phonetics
Compound Sentence
Sematics
Relative Pronouns
12. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Infinitive Verb
Objective Case Noun
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Period
13. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Ineffective Sentences
Brackets
Future Tense
Comparison
14. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Phrases
Proper Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Feminine Nouns
15. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Compound subject - compound predicate
Imperative Sentence
Brackets
16. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Interrogative Pronouns
Ineffective Sentences
Doublespeak
Comparison
17. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
point of view
Phrasal Pronouns
Simple Sentence
Antecedent
18. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.
Possessive Case Pronoun
Ineffective Sentences
Complex Sentence
Relative Pronouns
19. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Present Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
Effective Sentence
Chronological order
20. 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
Classification
Hyphen
Transitive Verbs
Phonology
21. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Compound subject - single predicate
Question Mark
location
Possessive Case Noun
22. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Simple Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
Nominative Case Noun
Nominative Case Pronoun
23. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Imperative Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Jargon
24. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Nominative Case Noun
Climax
Interrogative Pronouns
25. 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
Relative Pronouns
Style
Antecedent
Intensive Pronouns
26. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Independent clause with two phrases
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Comparison
Illustration
27. 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
Independent clause with two phrases
Etymology
Demonstrative Pronouns
28. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.
Style
Praise
Present Perfect Tense
Possessive Case Pronoun
29. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Independent clause with two phrases
Compound Pronouns
Ambiguity
Internet
30. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Hyphen
Abstract Nouns
Interrogative Sentence
31. 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.
English origins
Psycholinguistics
Gerund
Indefinite Pronouns
32. 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.
English origins
Objective Case Pronoun
Infinitive Verb
Possessive Pronouns
33. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Indefinite Pronouns
Cause and Effect
Declarative Sentence
Counterpoint
34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
APA?
English origins
Proper Nouns
Pragmatics
35. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Dash
Past Perfect Tense
English origins
Interrogative Sentence
36. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Singular Nouns
Feminine Nouns
Sarcasm
37. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped
Intransitive Verbs
Independent clause with two phrases
Masculine Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
38. Shows possession or ownership
Past Perfect Tense
Ethnolinguistics
Question Mark
Possessive Case Noun
39. 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'
Participle Verb
Chronological order
Style
Transitive Verbs
40. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Intensive Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Period
41. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Phonology
Gerund
Praise
location
42. 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
Tone
Brackets
Common Nouns
Infinitive Verb
43. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Singular Nouns
Exclamatory Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
Phonetics
44. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
Comma
Intensive Pronouns
45. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Past Perfect Tense
Adverbs
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Chronological order
46. 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).
Doublespeak
Climax
Transitive Verbs
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
47. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Parentheses
Tone
Singular Nouns
48. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Single Subject - Single Predicate
point of view
Phrases
Masculine Nouns
49. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Hyphen
Reciprocal Pronouns
Present Tense
Clauses
50. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Complex Sentence
Adverbs
Transitive Verbs
Feminine Nouns