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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Neutral Nouns
Jargon
Reflective Pronouns
Masculine Nouns
2. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Possessive Pronouns
Illustration
Writing Activities
Internet
3. 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).
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Apostrophe
Nominative Case Pronoun
How to site for a book in MLA format
4. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Intransitive Verbs
Pragmatics
Compound Pronouns
Internet
5. 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
How to site for a book in MLA format
Style
Complex Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
6. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Compound subject - compound predicate
Intensive Pronouns
7. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Clauses
Chronological order
Possessive Case Pronoun
Phrasal Pronouns
8. American Psycological Association
Antecedent
APA?
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Compound subject - compound predicate
9. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Style
Plural Nouns
Simple Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
10. 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).
Imperative Sentence
Intensive Pronouns
Etymology
Transitive Verbs
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
Euphemism
Dash
point of view
Tone
12. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Proper Nouns
Etymology
Phrasal Pronouns
Collective Nouns
13. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
MLA
Objective Case Noun
Present Tense
Brackets
14. 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.
Parentheses
Compound Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Etymology
15. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
How to site for a book in MLA format
Plural Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
16. 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
Reference works
Ineffective Sentences
Intransitive Verbs
Phrases
17. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Common Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Apostrophe
18. The study of meaning in a language
Apostrophe
Hyphen
Sematics
Infinitive Verb
19. Shows possession or ownership
Adjective
Independent clause with two phrases
Possessive Case Noun
Conditional Sentence
20. 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
Brackets
Syntax
Objective Case Pronoun
Infinitive Verb
21. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Adverbs
Indefinite Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
Ethnolinguistics
22. Angela and Jay dance.
Past Tense
Climax
Future Perfect Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
23. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Pronouns
point of view
Possessive Case Pronoun
Neutral Nouns
24. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Indefinite Nouns
Classification
Feminine Nouns
Adjective
25. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Compound subject - single predicate
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phonetics
26. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Indefinite Pronouns
Parentheses
Climax
Compound/ Complex Sentence
27. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Singular Nouns
Writing Activities
Neutral Nouns
Future Tense
28. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Past Perfect Tense
Sociolinguistics
Antecedent
Nominative Case Noun
29. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
Declarative Sentence
Indefinite Nouns
Climax
30. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Simple Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Personal Pronouns
31. Study of the history and origin of words
Relative Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Etymology
Objective Case Noun
32. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Simple Pronouns
Jargon
Question Mark
Neutral Nouns
33. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Past Tense
Counterpoint
Concrete Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
34. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
To cite a book in APA format
Classification
Ambiguity
Intensive Pronouns
35. 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.
Reflective Pronouns
Present Perfect Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Antecedent
36. 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.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Gerund
37. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Hyphen
How to site for a book in MLA format
Exclamatory Sentence
Singular Nouns
38. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Sociolinguistics
Student - created sources
Types of Source Material for Writing
Comma
39. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Comparison
Period
Gerund
Common Nouns
40. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Demonstrative Pronouns
Other sources
Ethnolinguistics
Question Mark
41. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Feminine Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
To cite a book in APA format
Compound Pronouns
42. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
location
Counterpoint
Present Tense
Sociolinguistics
43. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Objective Case Noun
Phonetics
Apostrophe
Compound subject - single predicate
44. The order in which events happen in time.
Illustration
Comma
Cause and Effect
Chronological order
45. 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
Common Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
Compound/ Complex Sentence
46. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Adjective
Ethnolinguistics
47. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Ineffective Sentences
Simple Sentence
Internet
48. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.
Compound Sentence
Singular Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Conditional Sentence
49. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Phrasal Pronouns
Comparison
Independent clause with two phrases
Future Tense
50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Nominative Case Pronoun
Sarcasm
Past Tense
Objective Case Noun