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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shows possession or ownership
Relative Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Effective Sentence
Compound subject - compound predicate
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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Tone
Compound Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
3. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Hyphen
MLA
location
Abstract Nouns
4. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Plural Nouns
Exclamatory Sentence
Neutral Nouns
Effective Sentence
5. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Abstract Nouns
Present Tense
Illustration
English origins
6. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Illustration
Internet
Past Tense
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
7. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Ethnolinguistics
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
8. Film - art - media and so on
Phonology
Other sources
Participle Verb
Present Perfect Tense
9. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Feminine Nouns
Transitive Verbs
Ethnolinguistics
Compound subject - compound predicate
10. Marks
Phonology
Nominative Case Noun
Brackets
Collective Nouns
11. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Plural Nouns
Verbs
Masculine Nouns
Style
12. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Collective Nouns
Clauses
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Demonstrative Pronouns
13. 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).
Demonstrative Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Apostrophe
14. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
MLA
Parentheses
Praise
Ethnolinguistics
15. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Interrogative Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
Clauses
Compound/ Complex Sentence
16. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Hyphen
Euphemism
Pragmatics
Period
17. 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) -
Indefinite Pronouns
Infinitive Verb
Present Tense
Other sources
18. 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
Writing Activities
Hyphen
Personal Pronouns
Period
19. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Tone
How to site for a book in MLA format
APA?
Euphemism
20. 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
Interrogative Pronouns
Praise
Nominative Case Pronoun
Collective Nouns
21. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Simple Pronouns
Compound Sentence
Concrete Nouns
Objective Case Noun
22. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Concrete Nouns
Euphemism
Etymology
Cause and Effect
23. 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.)
Exclamation Point
Complex Sentence
Psycholinguistics
Conditional Sentence
24. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Ineffective Sentences
Pragmatics
Comma
Abstract Nouns
25. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Clauses
Morphology
Illustration
Question Mark
26. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Participle Verb
Question Mark
Objective Case Noun
point of view
27. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Proper Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Masculine Nouns
Simple Sentence
28. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Illustration
Compound Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
Interrogative Pronouns
29. 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.
Exclamation Point
Relative Pronouns
Exclamatory Sentence
Brackets
30. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
To cite a book in APA format
Abstract Nouns
Student - created sources
English origins
31. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Comma
Compound Pronouns
Antecedent
Apostrophe
32. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Declarative Sentence
Compound Pronouns
Counterpoint
33. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Period
Ambiguity
Objective Case Noun
Masculine Nouns
34. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Common Nouns
Period
Proper Nouns
35. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Interrogative Sentence
Hyphen
Classification
36. Angela and Jay dance.
Neutral Nouns
APA?
Compound subject - single predicate
Psycholinguistics
37. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Masculine Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Exclamatory Sentence
Praise
38. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Common Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Exclamatory Sentence
Collective Nouns
39. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Indefinite Pronouns
Effective Sentence
Intransitive Verbs
Independent clause with two phrases
40. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Compound subject - compound predicate
Gerund
Doublespeak
Classification
41. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Participle Verb
Question Mark
Simple Sentence
Style
42. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Imperative Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
Intensive Pronouns
Phonetics
43. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Nominative Case Pronoun
APA?
Types of Source Material for Writing
Reference works
44. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Morphology
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Tone
45. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Parentheses
Plural Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Writing Activities
46. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Dash
Masculine Nouns
Declarative Sentence
MLA
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
Student - created sources
Infinitive Verb
Intensive Pronouns
Dash
48. Study of the structure of words
Ambiguity
Style
Morphology
Plural Nouns
49. Modern Language Association
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
MLA
Exclamatory Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
50. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Effective Sentence
Complex Sentence
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Adjective