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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
Gerund
Euphemism
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Sociolinguistics
2. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Etymology
Simple Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
Past Tense
3. Angela dances.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Parentheses
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Relative Pronouns
4. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Singular Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Complex Sentence
5. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Ineffective Sentences
Possessive Case Noun
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
6. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject
Complex Sentence
Nominative Case Pronoun
Declarative Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
7. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Simple Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Concrete Nouns
Tone
8. The order in which events happen in time.
Independent clause with two phrases
Intransitive Verbs
Chronological order
Verbs
9. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Other sources
Illustration
Compound Pronouns
Singular Nouns
10. 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.
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Relative Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Etymology
11. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Collective Nouns
Writing Activities
Psycholinguistics
Parentheses
12. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Comma
Reflective Pronouns
Exclamation Point
Ethnolinguistics
13. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Phrases
Climax
Conditional Sentence
Praise
14. 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
Style
Possessive Pronouns
Sematics
Feminine Nouns
15. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
16. 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.)
Objective Case Pronoun
Complex Sentence
Intransitive Verbs
Sematics
17. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Etymology
Feminine Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
18. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Ambiguity
Interrogative Pronouns
Past Tense
Doublespeak
19. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Sematics
Verbs
Classification
Reciprocal Pronouns
20. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Exclamatory Sentence
Clauses
Present Tense
To cite a book in APA format
21. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Relative Pronouns
Reference works
Sarcasm
Participle Verb
22. Modern Language Association
Internet
Future Tense
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
MLA
23. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Ineffective Sentences
Syntax
Tone
Interrogative Pronouns
24. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Gerund
Common Nouns
Exclamation Point
Ambiguity
25. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ethnolinguistics
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
Counterpoint
26. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Collective Nouns
Pragmatics
Singular Nouns
27. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Morphology
Independent clause with two phrases
Tone
Masculine Nouns
28. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Psycholinguistics
point of view
Classification
29. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Ineffective Sentences
Collective Nouns
Sematics
Objective Case Pronoun
30. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Exclamatory Sentence
Dash
Style
Imperative Sentence
31. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Internet
English origins
Indefinite Pronouns
Period
32. The study of the structure of sentences
Present Perfect Tense
Interrogative Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Syntax
33. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Other sources
Praise
Possessive Pronouns
34. 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
Gerund
Relative Pronouns
Plural Nouns
35. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Imperative Sentence
Nominative Case Noun
Adjective
Exclamatory Sentence
36. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Future Tense
Nominative Case Noun
Simple Sentence
Praise
37. 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.
Nominative Case Noun
Future Perfect Tense
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
38. 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
Exclamation Point
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Phonetics
39. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Clauses
Compound subject - compound predicate
Illustration
Exclamatory Sentence
40. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Intransitive Verbs
Reference works
Present Tense
Interrogative Pronouns
41. 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.
Exclamatory Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Phonetics
Intensive Pronouns
42. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Adverbs
Possessive Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
Hyphen
43. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Exclamation Point
Style
Complex Sentence
Hyphen
44. Study of the structure of words
Transitive Verbs
Climax
Brackets
Morphology
45. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Phonetics
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Counterpoint
46. Each other - one another
Complex Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
Phrasal Pronouns
Adverbs
47. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Brackets
Plural Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Morphology
48. Study of the history and origin of words
Past Perfect Tense
Etymology
Pragmatics
Linking or Connecting Verbs
49. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Adverbs
Abstract Nouns
Chronological order
50. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Illustration
Interrogative Pronouns
Pragmatics
Apostrophe