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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Apostrophe
Question Mark
Chronological order
Past Perfect Tense
2. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ethnolinguistics
Pragmatics
Compound Sentence
Present Tense
3. 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.
Climax
English origins
Present Tense
Declarative Sentence
4. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Abstract Nouns
Apostrophe
Past Perfect Tense
Classification
5. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Student - created sources
Single Subject - Single Predicate
English origins
Counterpoint
6. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Indefinite Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Phrases
Present Tense
7. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Phrasal Pronouns
Reflective Pronouns
location
Masculine Nouns
8. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Phrasal Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Antecedent
9. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Classification
Possessive Case Noun
Doublespeak
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
10. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Euphemism
Clauses
Interrogative Pronouns
Illustration
11. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Morphology
Effective Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
Chronological order
12. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Concrete Nouns
Transitive Verbs
Indefinite Nouns
Abstract Nouns
13. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Apostrophe
Period
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Declarative Sentence
14. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Verbs
Independent clause with two phrases
Participle Verb
15. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Praise
Objective Case Noun
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Simple Sentence
16. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Demonstrative Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
17. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Style
Praise
Compound Pronouns
18. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Comma
Plural Nouns
Ambiguity
Complex Sentence
19. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Neutral Nouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Clauses
20. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Collective Nouns
Reference works
Past Tense
Sociolinguistics
21. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Syntax
Declarative Sentence
Chronological order
Plural Nouns
22. 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
Indefinite Nouns
English origins
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Dash
23. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Proper Nouns
Sociolinguistics
Nominative Case Noun
Indefinite Pronouns
24. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Present Tense
Neutral Nouns
Jargon
Infinitive Verb
25. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.
Possessive Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
location
Imperative Sentence
26. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Doublespeak
Clauses
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
27. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Types of Source Material for Writing
Verbs
Personal Pronouns
Cause and Effect
28. Study of the history and origin of words
Question Mark
Objective Case Pronoun
Effective Sentence
Etymology
29. 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.
Simple Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
Sarcasm
Personal Pronouns
30. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Cause and Effect
Feminine Nouns
Effective Sentence
Other sources
31. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Past Tense
To cite a book in APA format
Reference works
Nominative Case Pronoun
32. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Question Mark
Counterpoint
33. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Types of Source Material for Writing
location
Future Tense
Adverbs
34. The study of the structure of sentences
Indefinite Nouns
Euphemism
Student - created sources
Syntax
35. 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) -
Student - created sources
Compound subject - single predicate
Personal Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
36. 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
Participle Verb
Adjective
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Sociolinguistics
37. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Personal Pronouns
Adjective
Participle Verb
Indefinite Pronouns
38. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Antecedent
Parentheses
Style
Objective Case Pronoun
39. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Dash
Reflective Pronouns
Doublespeak
Pragmatics
40. Study of the structure of words
Reflective Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Neutral Nouns
Morphology
41. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Comparison
Demonstrative Pronouns
Sarcasm
42. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Participle Verb
Compound Pronouns
Phrases
Apostrophe
43. 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.)
Doublespeak
Complex Sentence
Abstract Nouns
point of view
44. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Complex Sentence
How to site for a book in MLA format
Infinitive Verb
Interrogative Pronouns
45. Each other - one another
Masculine Nouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Objective Case Noun
46. 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
Ineffective Sentences
How to site for a book in MLA format
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Complex Sentence
47. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Exclamatory Sentence
Demonstrative Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phonology
48. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Gerund
point of view
Writing Activities
Feminine Nouns
49. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Imperative Sentence
Past Tense
Student - created sources
Objective Case Noun
50. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Indefinite Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Adjective