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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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.
Etymology
Intensive Pronouns
Complex Sentence
Collective Nouns
2. 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
Illustration
Neutral Nouns
Objective Case Noun
3. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Period
Ambiguity
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Concrete Nouns
4. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Compound subject - compound predicate
Interrogative Sentence
Other sources
Neutral Nouns
5. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Question Mark
Reflective Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
APA?
6. 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).
Demonstrative Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
7. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Doublespeak
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Question Mark
Participle Verb
8. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Verbs
Adverbs
Antecedent
Syntax
9. The study of the structure of sentences
Reference works
Indefinite Pronouns
Syntax
Interrogative Pronouns
10. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Pragmatics
Reference works
Types of Source Material for Writing
Possessive Case Noun
11. Angela dances.
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Singular Nouns
Simple Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
12. 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.
Brackets
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
English origins
Types of Source Material for Writing
13. Marks
Chronological order
Relative Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Brackets
14. Study of the structure of words
Period
Morphology
Possessive Case Pronoun
Participle Verb
15. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Clauses
Hyphen
Infinitive Verb
Reciprocal Pronouns
16. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Syntax
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Counterpoint
Interrogative Sentence
17. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Ineffective Sentences
Comparison
Verbs
Compound Sentence
18. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Question Mark
Indefinite Nouns
Future Tense
Demonstrative Pronouns
19. Shows possession or ownership
Praise
Internet
Neutral Nouns
Possessive Case Noun
20. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Participle Verb
Singular Nouns
Phonology
Reflective Pronouns
21. 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.
To cite a book in APA format
Present Perfect Tense
Cause and Effect
Rhetoric organizational patterns
22. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Exclamation Point
Comma
Independent clause with two phrases
23. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Imperative Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
MLA
Complex Sentence
24. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Reciprocal Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Past Tense
Exclamation Point
25. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Simple Pronouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Past Perfect Tense
How to site for a book in MLA format
26. 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
Gerund
Intensive Pronouns
Concrete Nouns
Dash
27. 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.
Praise
Exclamation Point
Reciprocal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
28. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Psycholinguistics
Dash
Plural Nouns
Internet
29. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Intransitive Verbs
Intensive Pronouns
Past Tense
Proper Nouns
30. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Intransitive Verbs
Infinitive Verb
Phrasal Pronouns
31. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Objective Case Pronoun
Personal Pronouns
Participle Verb
Sarcasm
32. 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.
Sarcasm
Infinitive Verb
Singular Nouns
Relative Pronouns
33. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Imperative Sentence
point of view
34. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
point of view
Conditional Sentence
Reference works
Sematics
35. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Adverbs
Question Mark
Sociolinguistics
36. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Internet
Chronological order
Adjective
Present Tense
37. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Pragmatics
Compound subject - compound predicate
38. 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
Effective Sentence
Nominative Case Pronoun
Possessive Pronouns
Tone
39. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
To cite a book in APA format
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Present Perfect Tense
location
40. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Parentheses
Climax
Sarcasm
Student - created sources
41. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Compound subject - single predicate
Other sources
Possessive Pronouns
42. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Illustration
Doublespeak
Praise
Concrete Nouns
43. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Period
Climax
Effective Sentence
Gerund
44. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Objective Case Noun
Plural Nouns
APA?
45. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Phrases
Parentheses
Period
46. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Compound/ Complex Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Etymology
Reflective Pronouns
47. 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.
Euphemism
Nominative Case Pronoun
Chronological order
Personal Pronouns
48. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Doublespeak
Praise
Comparison
Past Tense
49. 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'
Praise
Interrogative Sentence
Participle Verb
Reciprocal Pronouns
50. 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) -
Indefinite Pronouns
Comparison
Interrogative Pronouns
Clauses