SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
cset
,
english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Each other - one another
Reciprocal Pronouns
Other sources
Phrasal Pronouns
Chronological order
2. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
APA?
Apostrophe
Comparison
Exclamation Point
3. 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.
Personal Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Dash
4. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Conditional Sentence
Apostrophe
Pragmatics
Compound/ Complex Sentence
5. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Nominative Case Noun
Question Mark
Indefinite Pronouns
MLA
6. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is
MLA
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Hyphen
Participle Verb
7. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Period
Adverbs
Common Nouns
Tone
8. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Compound Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
Past Tense
Reference works
9. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Apostrophe
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Comparison
Period
10. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
location
Plural Nouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Comma
11. 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
Abstract Nouns
Hyphen
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Etymology
12. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Past Tense
Apostrophe
Conditional Sentence
13. 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.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Antecedent
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Compound Pronouns
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
Parentheses
Illustration
Style
Effective Sentence
15. 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).
Transitive Verbs
Possessive Case Noun
Climax
APA?
16. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Writing Activities
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Complex Sentence
Ineffective Sentences
17. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
APA?
Psycholinguistics
Declarative Sentence
Intensive Pronouns
18. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Objective Case Noun
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Reciprocal Pronouns
Indefinite Nouns
19. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Nominative Case Noun
Types of Source Material for Writing
Sociolinguistics
Intransitive Verbs
20. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Declarative Sentence
Writing Activities
Adjective
21. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
Dash
Present Perfect Tense
Gerund
22. The study of meaning in a language
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Interrogative Sentence
Sematics
Past Tense
23. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Adjective
Objective Case Noun
Personal Pronouns
Parentheses
24. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Ambiguity
Comma
Compound subject - compound predicate
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
25. American Psycological Association
Euphemism
APA?
Reciprocal Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
26. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Dash
Complex Sentence
Student - created sources
Imperative Sentence
27. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Etymology
Writing Activities
Objective Case Noun
Possessive Case Pronoun
28. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Interrogative Sentence
location
Infinitive Verb
MLA
29. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Dash
Verbs
Phrases
30. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Feminine Nouns
Jargon
Verbs
Reciprocal Pronouns
31. 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.
Participle Verb
Demonstrative Pronouns
Gerund
Declarative Sentence
32. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Phrasal Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
Common Nouns
Hyphen
33. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
point of view
Period
Compound Sentence
34. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Internet
Verbs
Other sources
Student - created sources
35. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Intransitive Verbs
Chronological order
Phonology
Comma
36. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
location
Cause and Effect
Adverbs
Verbs
37. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
How to site for a book in MLA format
Dash
Common Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
38. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Doublespeak
Compound Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
39. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Proper Nouns
Hyphen
Interrogative Sentence
Pragmatics
40. Angela and Jay dance.
Infinitive Verb
Compound subject - single predicate
Future Perfect Tense
Proper Nouns
41. 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).
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Nominative Case Noun
Common Nouns
42. Modern Language Association
Pragmatics
MLA
Morphology
Student - created sources
43. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
point of view
Other sources
Past Tense
Phrasal Pronouns
44. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
location
Praise
Morphology
Nominative Case Pronoun
45. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Collective Nouns
Climax
Participle Verb
Demonstrative Pronouns
46. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Parentheses
Clauses
Future Tense
Abstract Nouns
47. 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.
Dash
Interrogative Sentence
Reflective Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
48. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Imperative Sentence
Illustration
Pragmatics
Clauses
49. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Simple Pronouns
Effective Sentence
Compound Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
50. 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
MLA
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)