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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






2. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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.






4. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






5. The study of the structure of sentences






6. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






7. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






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






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.






11. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






12. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






13. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






14. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






16. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






17. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






18. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






19. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






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'






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






22. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






23. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






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






25. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






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






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






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.






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.






30. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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.






32. Shows possession or ownership






33. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






34. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






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






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






37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






38. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






39. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






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.)






41. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






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






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) -






45. Angela dances.






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.






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






48. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






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






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