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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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
Proper Nouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
Comma
Abstract Nouns
2. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Chronological order
location
Classification
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
3. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Independent clause with two phrases
Clauses
Past Tense
Collective Nouns
4. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Clauses
Concrete Nouns
Hyphen
Neutral Nouns
5. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
MLA
Adjective
Compound subject - single predicate
Sarcasm
6. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Apostrophe
Independent clause with two phrases
7. 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.
Personal Pronouns
Adverbs
Illustration
Exclamatory Sentence
8. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
Indefinite Nouns
Conditional Sentence
Gerund
9. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Present Tense
Euphemism
Apostrophe
10. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Antecedent
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Clauses
11. Angela dances.
Past Tense
Classification
Ambiguity
Single Subject - Single Predicate
12. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped
To cite a book in APA format
location
Intransitive Verbs
Reflective Pronouns
13. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Demonstrative Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Student - created sources
14. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Past Perfect Tense
Conditional Sentence
Clauses
Classification
15. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Style
Types of Source Material for Writing
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Doublespeak
16. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Etymology
Participle Verb
Chronological order
Comma
17. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Nominative Case Noun
Period
Parentheses
Praise
18. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Possessive Pronouns
Student - created sources
Sarcasm
Objective Case Pronoun
19. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Praise
Plural Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Period
20. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Jargon
Phrases
Possessive Pronouns
21. 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
Concrete Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
Internet
22. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Neutral Nouns
Psycholinguistics
How to site for a book in MLA format
Past Tense
23. Modern Language Association
Counterpoint
Infinitive Verb
MLA
Intransitive Verbs
24. The study of meaning in a language
Proper Nouns
Sematics
Interrogative Sentence
Reflective Pronouns
25. 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
Dash
Phrasal Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Nominative Case Noun
26. Angela and Jay dance.
Internet
Classification
Exclamation Point
Compound subject - single predicate
27. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Declarative Sentence
Sociolinguistics
Relative Pronouns
Common Nouns
28. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Compound subject - single predicate
Exclamation Point
Phrasal Pronouns
29. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Gerund
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Phonology
Reflective Pronouns
30. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Illustration
Past Tense
Compound 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.
Present Perfect Tense
Exclamation Point
Objective Case Noun
Transitive Verbs
32. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phrasal Pronouns
Parentheses
Praise
33. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Neutral Nouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Phrases
Interrogative Pronouns
34. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Objective Case Noun
Present Perfect Tense
Tone
Rhetoric organizational patterns
35. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Psycholinguistics
Possessive Case Noun
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Interrogative Pronouns
36. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
MLA
APA?
Doublespeak
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
37. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Classification
Feminine Nouns
Imperative Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
38. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Past Perfect Tense
point of view
Adverbs
Illustration
39. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Interrogative Pronouns
Period
Sociolinguistics
Ambiguity
40. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Demonstrative Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Phrasal Pronouns
Question Mark
41. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Apostrophe
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Reference works
Masculine Nouns
42. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Past Perfect Tense
English origins
Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
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.)
Complex Sentence
Jargon
Question Mark
Clauses
44. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Comparison
Jargon
Compound Sentence
Comma
45. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Conditional Sentence
Present Tense
Other sources
Period
46. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Abstract Nouns
Praise
Simple Sentence
Question Mark
47. 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'
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Personal Pronouns
Participle Verb
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
48. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Neutral Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
49. American Psycological Association
Possessive Case Pronoun
Plural Nouns
Personal Pronouns
APA?
50. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Clauses
Past Tense
Phrases
Demonstrative Pronouns
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