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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Reciprocal Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Parentheses
Gerund
2. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Reflective Pronouns
Adjective
point of view
3. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Intensive Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
Types of Source Material for Writing
4. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Writing Activities
Reference works
Past Tense
Tone
5. The study of the structure of sentences
Imperative Sentence
Syntax
Phrases
Possessive Pronouns
6. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Feminine Nouns
Antecedent
Morphology
Complex Sentence
7. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Adjective
Internet
Objective Case Noun
8. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Question Mark
Future Tense
Past Tense
9. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Compound Pronouns
Comparison
Tone
Writing Activities
10. 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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Past Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Simple Pronouns
11. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Nominative Case Noun
Conditional Sentence
Reference works
12. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Interrogative Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Writing Activities
Jargon
13. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Sematics
Gerund
Possessive Pronouns
14. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Masculine Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Sociolinguistics
Declarative Sentence
15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Objective Case Noun
Proper Nouns
Collective Nouns
Sarcasm
16. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Writing Activities
MLA
Masculine Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
17. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
How to site for a book in MLA format
Compound Pronouns
Phonetics
18. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Ineffective Sentences
Jargon
Interrogative Sentence
Relative Pronouns
19. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Indefinite Nouns
Dash
Comma
Possessive Case Pronoun
20. 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
Reflective Pronouns
Compound Sentence
Linking or Connecting Verbs
21. 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
Ethnolinguistics
Objective Case Noun
Conditional Sentence
Intransitive Verbs
22. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Pronoun
Compound subject - single predicate
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Phonetics
23. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Ethnolinguistics
Parentheses
Future Tense
24. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Present Perfect Tense
Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Syntax
25. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Dash
Imperative Sentence
Ethnolinguistics
Present Tense
26. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Objective Case Noun
Collective Nouns
27. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Sematics
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Question Mark
Period
28. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.
Personal Pronouns
Present Tense
MLA
Apostrophe
29. 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.
Antecedent
Imperative Sentence
Sarcasm
English origins
30. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Simple Sentence
Conditional Sentence
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Compound subject - compound predicate
31. 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.
Cause and Effect
Future Perfect Tense
Question Mark
Psycholinguistics
32. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Illustration
Compound Pronouns
Cause and Effect
33. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Doublespeak
Past Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
Reference works
34. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Abstract Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Singular Nouns
35. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Psycholinguistics
Classification
Adjective
location
36. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Chronological order
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Demonstrative Pronouns
37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Compound Pronouns
Transitive Verbs
Classification
Present Tense
38. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Neutral Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Psycholinguistics
Gerund
39. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Reflective Pronouns
Transitive Verbs
MLA
40. 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.)
Intensive Pronouns
Exclamatory Sentence
Complex Sentence
Ambiguity
41. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Intransitive Verbs
Syntax
Comparison
42. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Common Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Ambiguity
Imperative Sentence
43. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
To cite a book in APA format
Concrete Nouns
Hyphen
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
44. 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) -
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Infinitive Verb
Reference works
Indefinite Pronouns
45. Angela dances.
Simple Pronouns
Phrases
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Writing Activities
46. 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.
Relative Pronouns
Present Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Pronouns
47. 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
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Question Mark
Brackets
Infinitive Verb
48. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Compound subject - single predicate
Feminine Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
Compound Pronouns
49. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Interrogative Pronouns
Antecedent
Dash
Period
50. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Phonetics
Simple Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
Dash