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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Tone
Exclamation Point
Phonology
Sematics
2. 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
Parentheses
Dash
Sociolinguistics
Objective Case Pronoun
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.
Past Perfect Tense
Nominative Case Pronoun
Transitive Verbs
Reflective Pronouns
4. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Proper Nouns
Antecedent
Present Tense
Reference works
5. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Sarcasm
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Future Tense
Intransitive Verbs
6. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Praise
location
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Indefinite Pronouns
7. 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.
Gerund
Adjective
Phrasal Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
8. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies
Question Mark
Declarative Sentence
Other sources
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
9. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Possessive Case Pronoun
Effective Sentence
Clauses
Phrasal Pronouns
10. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Past Tense
Concrete Nouns
Common Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
11. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Morphology
point of view
Declarative Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
12. The order in which events happen in time.
Pragmatics
MLA
Chronological order
Etymology
13. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Present Tense
Sematics
Plural Nouns
Collective Nouns
14. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Conditional Sentence
Compound subject - compound predicate
Neutral Nouns
15. Marks
Objective Case Noun
Brackets
Types of Source Material for Writing
Sociolinguistics
16. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
MLA
Sociolinguistics
Interrogative Sentence
Imperative Sentence
17. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Compound Pronouns
18. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Brackets
Participle Verb
Praise
19. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison
Sematics
Ambiguity
Jargon
20. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Past Perfect Tense
Euphemism
Imperative Sentence
Sociolinguistics
21. 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
Declarative Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Period
Hyphen
22. 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
Possessive Case Pronoun
Possessive Case Noun
location
23. Each other - one another
Doublespeak
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phrasal Pronouns
Singular Nouns
24. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Plural Nouns
Period
Simple Pronouns
25. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Exclamatory Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Climax
26. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Compound subject - single predicate
Praise
Linking or Connecting Verbs
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
27. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Imperative Sentence
Nominative Case Noun
Transitive Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
28. 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.
Future Tense
Doublespeak
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Present Perfect Tense
29. 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
Complex Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Masculine Nouns
Tone
30. 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
point of view
Types of Source Material for Writing
Phrases
31. Study of the history and origin of words
Participle Verb
Reference works
Compound subject - single predicate
Etymology
32. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Question Mark
Plural Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Exclamatory Sentence
33. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Writing Activities
Intensive Pronouns
Present Perfect Tense
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
34. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Style
Writing Activities
To cite a book in APA format
35. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Abstract Nouns
Apostrophe
Sarcasm
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
36. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Complex Sentence
Style
Phonology
Collective Nouns
37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Comparison
Euphemism
Phonology
Classification
38. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Simple Pronouns
Question Mark
Conditional Sentence
Adverbs
39. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Cause and Effect
Jargon
Adjective
40. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Internet
Phrasal Pronouns
Conditional Sentence
41. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Demonstrative Pronouns
Verbs
Chronological order
Doublespeak
42. The study of the structure of sentences
Reciprocal Pronouns
Concrete Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Syntax
43. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Transitive Verbs
Tone
Intensive Pronouns
Illustration
44. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Exclamation Point
Internet
Singular Nouns
Tone
45. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Jargon
Future Tense
Phrases
46. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Nominative Case Pronoun
Relative Pronouns
Common Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
47. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Euphemism
Chronological order
Psycholinguistics
48. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Proper Nouns
Indefinite Nouns
Relative Pronouns
Counterpoint
49. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Interrogative Pronouns
point of view
Apostrophe
50. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Singular Nouns
Apostrophe
Doublespeak
Illustration