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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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.
English origins
Relative Pronouns
Transitive Verbs
Counterpoint
2. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Present Perfect Tense
Intransitive Verbs
Proper Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
3. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Future Tense
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Declarative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
4. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Participle Verb
Ambiguity
Compound Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
5. 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'
Pragmatics
Phonetics
Participle Verb
Phonology
6. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Transitive Verbs
Phrases
APA?
Relative Pronouns
7. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Effective Sentence
APA?
Classification
8. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
location
Internet
Personal Pronouns
Other sources
9. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Chronological order
Comma
Reference works
Writing Activities
10. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Interrogative Sentence
Jargon
Simple Sentence
11. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Compound subject - compound predicate
Dash
Student - created sources
12. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Personal Pronouns
Adjective
Imperative Sentence
Apostrophe
13. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Style
Interrogative Sentence
Etymology
Participle Verb
14. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Pragmatics
Conditional Sentence
Other sources
APA?
15. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Proper Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
Imperative Sentence
Praise
16. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Sociolinguistics
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Plural Nouns
17. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Noun
Possessive Case Pronoun
Jargon
Euphemism
18. The study of the structure of sentences
Common Nouns
Phrases
Conditional Sentence
Syntax
19. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Past Tense
Other sources
Ambiguity
Collective Nouns
20. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Future Tense
Doublespeak
Comma
Style
21. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Internet
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Objective Case Noun
Collective Nouns
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.
Counterpoint
Simple Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Proper Nouns
23. 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.)
Abstract Nouns
Neutral Nouns
Complex Sentence
Indefinite Nouns
24. 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.
Complex Sentence
Demonstrative Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Relative Pronouns
25. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Etymology
How to site for a book in MLA format
Reciprocal Pronouns
Illustration
26. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Objective Case Pronoun
Syntax
To cite a book in APA format
Infinitive Verb
27. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
APA?
Imperative Sentence
Phonology
Feminine Nouns
28. Angela dances.
Indefinite Pronouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
How to site for a book in MLA format
Interrogative Pronouns
29. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Comparison
Simple Pronouns
Chronological order
Euphemism
30. Each other - one another
Other sources
Indefinite Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Phrasal Pronouns
31. 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.
Reference works
Present Perfect Tense
Climax
Counterpoint
32. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Reference works
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Plural Nouns
Neutral Nouns
33. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Other sources
Chronological order
Euphemism
Apostrophe
34. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Adverbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Reference works
35. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Independent clause with two phrases
Reference works
Phonetics
36. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Counterpoint
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Common Nouns
Phonology
37. Film - art - media and so on
How to site for a book in MLA format
Other sources
Present Perfect Tense
Comparison
38. 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
Sociolinguistics
Brackets
Feminine Nouns
39. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Future Tense
Doublespeak
Intensive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
40. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Reflective Pronouns
Classification
Parentheses
41. Modern Language Association
Euphemism
Nominative Case Pronoun
MLA
Ethnolinguistics
42. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Neutral Nouns
Dash
Objective Case Noun
43. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Doublespeak
Clauses
Feminine Nouns
Simple Pronouns
44. 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
Abstract Nouns
Simple Pronouns
Ineffective Sentences
Neutral Nouns
45. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Clauses
Collective Nouns
Sociolinguistics
Counterpoint
46. 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).
Collective Nouns
Transitive Verbs
Present Tense
Ineffective Sentences
47. 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.
Antecedent
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Concrete Nouns
Dash
48. 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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Cause and Effect
Infinitive Verb
Phrases
49. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Exclamation Point
Student - created sources
Types of Source Material for Writing
Other sources
50. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Relative Pronouns
Past Tense
Reciprocal Pronouns
Declarative Sentence