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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Other sources
Comparison
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
2. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Question Mark
Cause and Effect
Indefinite Nouns
Abstract Nouns
3. Modern Language Association
Plural Nouns
Jargon
Illustration
MLA
4. The order in which events happen in time.
Other sources
Masculine Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Chronological order
5. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Objective Case Noun
Compound subject - single predicate
Reference works
Compound subject - compound predicate
6. 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.
Hyphen
Antecedent
Parentheses
Infinitive Verb
7. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
To cite a book in APA format
Counterpoint
Euphemism
Possessive Pronouns
8. Angela and Jay dance.
Exclamation Point
Internet
Compound subject - single predicate
Complex Sentence
9. 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
Apostrophe
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Gerund
Praise
10. 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
Phonology
Dash
Comma
Chronological order
11. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Illustration
Simple Pronouns
Praise
12. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Phrases
Comma
Compound Sentence
Comparison
13. 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
Infinitive Verb
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Style
14. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Climax
Abstract Nouns
Morphology
Illustration
15. American Psycological Association
Style
Parentheses
APA?
Clauses
16. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Phonetics
Possessive Case Noun
Compound subject - compound predicate
17. Film - art - media and so on
Brackets
Other sources
Chronological order
Interrogative Pronouns
18. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
Common Nouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Possessive Case Pronoun
19. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Feminine Nouns
Common Nouns
Phrases
Nominative Case Pronoun
20. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Cause and Effect
Objective Case Pronoun
Singular Nouns
Comma
21. 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.
Possessive Case Noun
Future Perfect Tense
Praise
Classification
22. 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
Counterpoint
Intransitive Verbs
Exclamatory Sentence
Simple Pronouns
23. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Sociolinguistics
Future Perfect Tense
Simple Sentence
Other sources
24. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Conditional Sentence
Apostrophe
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Feminine Nouns
25. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Ambiguity
Past Perfect Tense
Phonetics
26. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Nominative Case Pronoun
Sarcasm
Future Tense
Reciprocal Pronouns
27. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Possessive Case Noun
Masculine Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phonetics
28. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.
Exclamatory Sentence
APA?
Style
Intensive Pronouns
29. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Ethnolinguistics
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Abstract Nouns
Adjective
30. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Comparison
Sociolinguistics
Possessive Case Noun
31. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
APA?
Writing Activities
Past Tense
Feminine Nouns
32. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
APA?
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Style
33. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Intensive Pronouns
Transitive Verbs
Compound Pronouns
Gerund
34. The study of the structure of sentences
Illustration
Internet
Syntax
Possessive Case Pronoun
35. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Feminine Nouns
Adjective
Style
36. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Future Perfect Tense
Other sources
Objective Case Pronoun
Imperative Sentence
37. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Compound subject - single predicate
Clauses
Pragmatics
38. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Compound Sentence
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Comparison
39. 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.
Future Tense
Personal Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
Pragmatics
40. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Sematics
APA?
Common Nouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
41. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Independent clause with two phrases
Common Nouns
point of view
42. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Adjective
Climax
Neutral Nouns
Doublespeak
43. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Imperative Sentence
Compound subject - single predicate
Neutral Nouns
point of view
44. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Possessive Pronouns
Present Tense
Reference works
Plural Nouns
45. 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).
Clauses
Plural Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Reference works
46. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Etymology
Illustration
Past Perfect Tense
Past Tense
47. 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
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Hyphen
Writing Activities
48. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Compound Sentence
How to site for a book in MLA format
Participle Verb
Ethnolinguistics
49. 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.
Adjective
Relative Pronouns
Sematics
Apostrophe
50. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Interrogative Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Interrogative Sentence
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