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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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
English origins
Personal Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
2. Angela and Jay dance.
Antecedent
Objective Case Noun
Etymology
Compound subject - single predicate
3. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Reciprocal Pronouns
Chronological order
Illustration
Collective Nouns
4. 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.)
Complex Sentence
Ethnolinguistics
Period
Reflective Pronouns
5. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Cause and Effect
Simple Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Transitive Verbs
6. Shows possession or ownership
Neutral Nouns
Possessive Case Noun
Phonology
Phonetics
7. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).
Exclamatory Sentence
Classification
Transitive Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
8. Film - art - media and so on
Dash
Exclamation Point
Other sources
Nominative Case Noun
9. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
point of view
Present Tense
Climax
10. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Compound Pronouns
Psycholinguistics
Personal Pronouns
Objective Case Pronoun
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
Style
Participle Verb
Interrogative Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
12. The study of meaning in a language
Praise
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Ambiguity
Sematics
13. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Future Perfect Tense
Past Tense
Simple Pronouns
Counterpoint
14. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Neutral Nouns
Sematics
Singular Nouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
15. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Neutral Nouns
Clauses
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
location
16. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Concrete Nouns
Jargon
Chronological order
Phrases
17. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Intransitive Verbs
Simple Pronouns
Reflective Pronouns
Adjective
18. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Indefinite Nouns
point of view
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Psycholinguistics
19. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Chronological order
Possessive Case Pronoun
Interrogative Pronouns
Period
20. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Phonology
Reflective Pronouns
Cause and Effect
21. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Illustration
Clauses
Intransitive Verbs
Declarative Sentence
22. 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.
Abstract Nouns
Personal Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
23. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phrases
Abstract Nouns
24. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Writing Activities
Nominative Case Pronoun
Exclamation Point
Possessive Case Pronoun
25. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Relative Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Adverbs
26. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Gerund
Personal Pronouns
Ambiguity
Abstract Nouns
27. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
MLA
Psycholinguistics
Intensive Pronouns
Reflective Pronouns
28. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Future Tense
Indefinite Nouns
Present Perfect Tense
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
29. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Infinitive Verb
MLA
Reflective Pronouns
Interrogative Sentence
30. 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.
location
Euphemism
Intensive Pronouns
Jargon
31. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Brackets
Internet
MLA
Participle Verb
32. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Imperative Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Climax
Cause and Effect
33. 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.
Intransitive Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
Indefinite Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Pragmatics
Singular Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Present Tense
35. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Morphology
Relative Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
36. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Plural Nouns
Exclamation Point
Doublespeak
Chronological order
37. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Gerund
Illustration
Adverbs
38. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Abstract Nouns
Hyphen
Sociolinguistics
Independent clause with two phrases
39. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Past Perfect Tense
Objective Case Noun
Syntax
Linking or Connecting Verbs
40. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
How to site for a book in MLA format
Compound subject - compound predicate
Euphemism
Collective Nouns
41. 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) -
Nominative Case Noun
Sematics
Cause and Effect
Indefinite Pronouns
42. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Etymology
Proper Nouns
APA?
Participle Verb
43. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Past Perfect Tense
Reflective Pronouns
Sarcasm
Present Tense
44. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Objective Case Pronoun
Sociolinguistics
Imperative Sentence
Concrete Nouns
45. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Sarcasm
Jargon
Plural Nouns
Style
46. American Psycological Association
Reference works
Sarcasm
Period
APA?
47. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Ambiguity
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Present Perfect Tense
48. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Period
Cause and Effect
Infinitive Verb
49. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.
Morphology
Climax
Phonology
Reciprocal Pronouns
50. 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
How to site for a book in MLA format
Compound subject - compound predicate
Ineffective Sentences
Phonology