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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
point of view
Syntax
Possessive Case Pronoun
To cite a book in APA format
2. The study of the structure of sentences
Compound Pronouns
Ambiguity
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Syntax
3. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Plural Nouns
Past Tense
Future Tense
4. 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'
Student - created sources
Neutral Nouns
Adverbs
Participle Verb
5. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Climax
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phonology
Ethnolinguistics
6. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Student - created sources
point of view
Chronological order
7. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Chronological order
Conditional Sentence
Writing Activities
Question Mark
8. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Climax
Personal Pronouns
Writing Activities
Objective Case Noun
9. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Reference works
Simple Sentence
Brackets
Other sources
10. Study of the history and origin of words
Present Tense
Demonstrative Pronouns
Brackets
Etymology
11. 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.
Relative Pronouns
point of view
Demonstrative Pronouns
Feminine Nouns
12. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Internet
Praise
Clauses
Exclamatory Sentence
13. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Etymology
Comparison
Writing Activities
Nominative Case Noun
14. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Doublespeak
Interrogative Pronouns
Praise
Simple Sentence
15. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Past Tense
Effective Sentence
Ineffective Sentences
16. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Nominative Case Noun
Sematics
Indefinite Nouns
17. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Sociolinguistics
Climax
Question Mark
Indefinite Pronouns
18. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
19. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Transitive Verbs
Past Tense
Present Tense
20. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Morphology
Indefinite Pronouns
Counterpoint
Complex Sentence
21. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Possessive Case Noun
Common Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Single Subject - Single Predicate
22. Film - art - media and so on
Other sources
Counterpoint
MLA
Reference works
23. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Cause and Effect
Imperative Sentence
Singular Nouns
MLA
24. 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.
Complex Sentence
Morphology
Reciprocal Pronouns
Conditional Sentence
25. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Comma
Intransitive Verbs
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Declarative Sentence
26. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Concrete Nouns
Comma
Compound Pronouns
Climax
27. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Classification
Plural Nouns
Exclamation Point
Demonstrative Pronouns
28. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Intensive Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
Verbs
Classification
29. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Feminine Nouns
Writing Activities
Parentheses
Ethnolinguistics
30. 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
Euphemism
Effective Sentence
Hyphen
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
31. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Parentheses
Imperative Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
Reference works
32. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Comparison
Illustration
Nominative Case Noun
33. 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
Participle Verb
Infinitive Verb
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Present Perfect Tense
34. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Dash
Clauses
Past Tense
35. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Exclamatory Sentence
Present Tense
MLA
Hyphen
36. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Indefinite Nouns
37. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Comma
Possessive Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
Sematics
38. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Nominative Case Noun
Exclamatory Sentence
Question Mark
39. 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.
Compound Sentence
Syntax
Dash
Plural Nouns
40. 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
Hyphen
Morphology
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Apostrophe
41. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Indefinite Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
42. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Sarcasm
Objective Case Noun
Period
43. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Present Perfect Tense
Plural Nouns
Declarative Sentence
Comparison
44. Each other - one another
Phrasal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Apostrophe
Climax
45. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Compound Pronouns
Chronological order
Abstract Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
46. 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).
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Noun
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Apostrophe
47. 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
Phrases
Concrete Nouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
48. Marks
Ineffective Sentences
Adverbs
Infinitive Verb
Brackets
49. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Imperative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Future Tense
Jargon
50. 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
Declarative Sentence
Compound Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
Ambiguity