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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 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).






2. E.g. floor - desk - computer






3. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball






4. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






5. Study of the history and origin of words






6. 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) -






7. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






8. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






9. 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






10. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






11. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






12. 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






13. Shows possession or ownership






14. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






15. 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






16. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






17. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






18. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






19. Modern Language Association






20. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






24. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






25. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






26. 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.






27. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






28. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






29. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






30. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






31. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






32. 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.)






33. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






34. 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'






35. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






36. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






37. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






38. 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.






39. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






40. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






41. The study of meaning in a language






42. 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.






43. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






44. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






45. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






46. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






47. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






48. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






49. The writer shows how events and their results are related






50. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question