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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Participle Verb
Exclamation Point
Singular Nouns
Adverbs
2. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Climax
Effective Sentence
Participle Verb
Syntax
3. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Participle Verb
Classification
Jargon
Phrases
4. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Relative Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
5. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Phrases
Compound subject - single predicate
Ethnolinguistics
location
6. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Neutral Nouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
7. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Singular Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
Conditional Sentence
Period
8. 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.
Compound Sentence
Intensive Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
9. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Compound subject - compound predicate
Syntax
Compound subject - single predicate
Indefinite Nouns
10. The study of meaning in a language
Past Perfect Tense
Sematics
Ethnolinguistics
Writing Activities
11. Angela dances.
Plural Nouns
APA?
Single Subject - Single Predicate
MLA
12. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
location
Past Perfect Tense
Phonology
Verbs
13. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Indefinite Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Imperative Sentence
Present Tense
14. 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.
Adjective
Declarative Sentence
Euphemism
Future Perfect Tense
15. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Compound Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Sematics
16. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Doublespeak
Singular Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
Period
17. 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.
Period
Present Tense
Transitive Verbs
Gerund
18. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Past Tense
Reciprocal Pronouns
Tone
Abstract Nouns
19. 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
Conditional Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Adjective
Collective Nouns
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.)
Style
Complex Sentence
Objective Case Noun
Morphology
21. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Parentheses
Simple Pronouns
Psycholinguistics
Objective Case Pronoun
22. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments
Future Tense
Infinitive Verb
Phrases
Ineffective Sentences
23. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Etymology
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Praise
Parentheses
24. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Declarative Sentence
Euphemism
Exclamatory Sentence
APA?
25. The order in which events happen in time.
Pragmatics
Common Nouns
MLA
Chronological order
26. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Relative Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
Masculine Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
27. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
MLA
Personal Pronouns
Proper Nouns
Tone
28. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Phrasal Pronouns
Chronological order
Simple Sentence
Jargon
29. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Syntax
Collective Nouns
Hyphen
Ethnolinguistics
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).
Present Perfect Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Adverbs
Jargon
31. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Compound subject - single predicate
Reflective Pronouns
Present Perfect Tense
Period
32. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Sociolinguistics
Compound Pronouns
Jargon
Concrete Nouns
33. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'
Participle Verb
Feminine Nouns
Apostrophe
Phonology
34. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Sematics
Comparison
Compound subject - single predicate
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
35. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Exclamatory Sentence
Exclamation Point
Future Perfect Tense
Style
36. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Declarative Sentence
Present Tense
Compound Sentence
37. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
Period
Compound subject - single predicate
APA?
38. Study of the history and origin of words
Etymology
Plural Nouns
Declarative Sentence
Reference works
39. 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
Ineffective Sentences
Dash
Singular Nouns
Apostrophe
40. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Writing Activities
Transitive Verbs
Simple Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
41. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Sociolinguistics
Tone
Adjective
Counterpoint
42. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Interrogative Pronouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Present Tense
Sarcasm
43. Modern Language Association
Phrasal Pronouns
Apostrophe
Relative Pronouns
MLA
44. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Imperative Sentence
Present Perfect Tense
To cite a book in APA format
Possessive Case Pronoun
45. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Praise
Interrogative Sentence
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
46. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.
Tone
Other sources
English origins
Abstract Nouns
47. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Phrases
Masculine Nouns
Dash
Possessive Case Pronoun
48. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Future Tense
Types of Source Material for Writing
Indefinite Nouns
Apostrophe
49. Each other - one another
Chronological order
Phrasal Pronouns
Proper Nouns
Jargon
50. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Antecedent
Praise
Present Perfect Tense
Plural Nouns
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