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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Relative Pronouns
Jargon
Possessive Pronouns
Proper Nouns
2. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Demonstrative Pronouns
Comparison
Period
3. Study of the structure of words
Counterpoint
Effective Sentence
Morphology
Participle Verb
4. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Phonology
Concrete Nouns
Common Nouns
5. 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
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Proper Nouns
Effective Sentence
Neutral Nouns
6. Modern Language Association
MLA
Types of Source Material for Writing
Gerund
Complex Sentence
7. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Hyphen
Common Nouns
Adjective
Nominative Case Pronoun
8. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Hyphen
Reflective Pronouns
Morphology
Comma
9. The study of the structure of sentences
Style
Syntax
Feminine Nouns
Reference works
10. Study of the history and origin of words
Etymology
Sociolinguistics
Intransitive Verbs
Nominative Case Noun
11. 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
Sarcasm
Declarative Sentence
Style
Comparison
12. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Exclamatory Sentence
How to site for a book in MLA format
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
13. 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.
Conditional Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phonology
Present Perfect Tense
14. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Intensive Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
To cite a book in APA format
Singular Nouns
15. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Proper Nouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
Demonstrative Pronouns
Euphemism
16. The study of meaning in a language
Praise
Possessive Case Pronoun
Sematics
Antecedent
17. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Reference works
Comma
Past Perfect Tense
Adjective
18. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
location
Doublespeak
Possessive Pronouns
Chronological order
19. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Present Tense
Sarcasm
Sociolinguistics
Climax
20. 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.)
location
Gerund
Complex Sentence
Transitive Verbs
21. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Abstract Nouns
Imperative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
Neutral Nouns
22. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
Participle Verb
23. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Comparison
Reciprocal Pronouns
Clauses
24. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Morphology
Hyphen
Interrogative Sentence
Classification
25. 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).
Collective Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
26. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Adjective
Interrogative Sentence
27. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison
Participle Verb
location
Phonetics
28. 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.
Etymology
Future Perfect Tense
Intensive Pronouns
APA?
29. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Syntax
Common Nouns
Praise
Neutral Nouns
30. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Illustration
Clauses
Brackets
Types of Source Material for Writing
31. 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.
Present Tense
Personal Pronouns
Sematics
Question Mark
32. 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) -
English origins
Indefinite Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Reciprocal Pronouns
33. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Syntax
Abstract Nouns
Dash
Proper Nouns
34. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Phonology
Jargon
Possessive Case Pronoun
English origins
35. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Pragmatics
Phrases
Masculine Nouns
Comparison
36. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Phrasal Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Future Perfect Tense
Single Subject - Single Predicate
37. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Climax
Transitive Verbs
Apostrophe
Adverbs
38. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Comparison
Simple Sentence
Exclamation Point
Participle Verb
39. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Jargon
To cite a book in APA format
40. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Plural Nouns
Conditional Sentence
Question Mark
Euphemism
41. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Cause and Effect
Student - created sources
point of view
Parentheses
42. 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
Psycholinguistics
Past Perfect Tense
Hyphen
Brackets
43. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Dash
Collective Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Independent clause with two phrases
44. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Writing Activities
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Jargon
Phonetics
45. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
MLA
Independent clause with two phrases
Compound Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
46. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Declarative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Phonetics
Nominative Case Noun
47. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Participle Verb
Declarative Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
48. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Exclamatory Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Collective Nouns
Objective Case Noun
49. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Verbs
Illustration
Objective Case Pronoun
Apostrophe
50. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Sociolinguistics
Complex Sentence
Effective Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns