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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 writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
Hyphen
Classification
2. 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.
Past Perfect Tense
Reciprocal Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Comma
3. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Objective Case Noun
Transitive Verbs
Demonstrative Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
4. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Antecedent
Exclamatory Sentence
Compound Pronouns
5. 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
Nominative Case Pronoun
English origins
Phrases
Compound subject - compound predicate
6. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.
Student - created sources
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Gerund
Intensive Pronouns
7. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Past Perfect Tense
Masculine Nouns
Phonetics
8. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Objective Case Noun
Effective Sentence
Compound subject - single predicate
APA?
9. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Clauses
Ineffective Sentences
Common Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
10. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Common Nouns
Illustration
Simple Sentence
11. 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.
Present Perfect Tense
APA?
Personal Pronouns
Classification
12. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Exclamatory Sentence
Verbs
Simple Sentence
Future Tense
13. 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
Past Tense
Phrases
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
14. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Student - created sources
Phonology
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Collective Nouns
15. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Parentheses
MLA
Tone
Adjective
16. 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
Interrogative Sentence
Brackets
Style
Objective Case Noun
17. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Tone
Adverbs
Declarative Sentence
18. 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.
Praise
Nominative Case Noun
Intensive Pronouns
Brackets
19. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Praise
Interrogative Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
Comparison
20. American Psycological Association
APA?
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Comparison
Antecedent
21. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Brackets
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Singular Nouns
Concrete Nouns
22. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Other sources
Past Perfect Tense
Nominative Case Noun
Indefinite Nouns
23. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Pragmatics
Imperative Sentence
Parentheses
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
24. Marks
Brackets
Verbs
Effective Sentence
Syntax
25. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Style
Euphemism
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Imperative Sentence
26. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
Past Tense
Student - created sources
Verbs
27. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Interrogative Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
point of view
Climax
28. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Ambiguity
Possessive Pronouns
Present Tense
Adjective
29. 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
Adjective
Euphemism
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Dash
30. Angela dances.
Nominative Case Noun
Classification
Reference works
Single Subject - Single Predicate
31. 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).
Counterpoint
Transitive Verbs
Neutral Nouns
Clauses
32. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
APA?
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Possessive Case Noun
33. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Jargon
Singular Nouns
Student - created sources
To cite a book in APA format
34. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Concrete Nouns
Clauses
Ethnolinguistics
Question Mark
35. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Masculine Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Singular Nouns
36. 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
Student - created sources
APA?
Ethnolinguistics
37. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Compound subject - single predicate
Interrogative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Phonology
38. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Interrogative Sentence
Concrete Nouns
Writing Activities
Reciprocal Pronouns
39. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Reciprocal Pronouns
Simple Sentence
Other sources
Phrases
40. Modern Language Association
Plural Nouns
Ambiguity
Linking or Connecting Verbs
MLA
41. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Praise
Nominative Case Pronoun
Counterpoint
Compound Pronouns
42. 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
Ineffective Sentences
Singular Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Etymology
43. 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
Phrasal Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Hyphen
Counterpoint
44. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Period
Phrasal Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
45. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Counterpoint
Singular Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Transitive Verbs
46. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Praise
Compound Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
Phrases
47. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
Other sources
Style
48. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Proper Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Sociolinguistics
Independent clause with two phrases
49. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
English origins
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Collective Nouns
Plural Nouns
50. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Other sources
Relative Pronouns
Independent clause with two phrases