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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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
Gerund
Intransitive Verbs
Conditional Sentence
Praise
2. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Cause and Effect
MLA
Comparison
Relative Pronouns
3. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
point of view
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Exclamatory Sentence
4. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Feminine Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Question Mark
Present Tense
5. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Past Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Transitive Verbs
Tone
6. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Past Tense
Nominative Case Pronoun
Complex Sentence
7. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Comma
Compound subject - single predicate
Classification
Imperative Sentence
8. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Counterpoint
Chronological order
Reference works
Apostrophe
9. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Possessive Case Pronoun
Phrases
Parentheses
Exclamation Point
10. 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
Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
Past Tense
11. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Types of Source Material for Writing
Indefinite Nouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Internet
12. The study of meaning in a language
Adverbs
Chronological order
Sematics
Plural Nouns
13. 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
Proper Nouns
Infinitive Verb
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Reference works
14. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Past Perfect Tense
Exclamatory Sentence
Complex Sentence
Apostrophe
15. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Parentheses
Present Tense
Compound Pronouns
Future Tense
16. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Brackets
Climax
Tone
Proper Nouns
17. 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.
Psycholinguistics
Present Perfect Tense
APA?
Objective Case Noun
18. 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.
Indefinite Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Complex Sentence
Chronological order
19. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Phrasal Pronouns
Reference works
Praise
20. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Etymology
Nominative Case Noun
Interrogative Sentence
Exclamation Point
21. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Compound Sentence
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Verbs
Classification
22. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Gerund
Nominative Case Noun
Comparison
Adjective
23. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Chronological order
Abstract Nouns
Praise
24. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Apostrophe
Past Tense
Effective Sentence
Objective Case Noun
25. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Adjective
Complex Sentence
Student - created sources
Gerund
26. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Climax
Possessive Case Pronoun
Cause and Effect
Pragmatics
27. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Phonology
Intransitive Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
point of view
28. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Indefinite Nouns
Objective Case Noun
Psycholinguistics
Comma
29. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Climax
Objective Case Pronoun
Intensive Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
30. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.
Writing Activities
Compound Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Interrogative Pronouns
31. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ethnolinguistics
Present Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
Antecedent
32. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Pronoun
Climax
Psycholinguistics
Phonetics
33. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Participle Verb
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Common Nouns
Future Tense
34. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Exclamatory Sentence
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Conditional Sentence
MLA
35. E.g. floor - desk - computer
point of view
Style
Declarative Sentence
Neutral Nouns
36. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Neutral Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Etymology
Demonstrative Pronouns
37. Shows possession or ownership
Nominative Case Noun
Objective Case Noun
Intensive Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
38. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Sociolinguistics
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Compound subject - compound predicate
Chronological order
39. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Infinitive Verb
Collective Nouns
English origins
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
40. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Concrete Nouns
Counterpoint
Internet
Linking or Connecting Verbs
41. 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
point of view
Indefinite Nouns
Adjective
Dash
42. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Jargon
Parentheses
Collective Nouns
Pragmatics
43. 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).
Transitive Verbs
Antecedent
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
APA?
44. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Present Tense
Student - created sources
Illustration
Demonstrative Pronouns
45. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Neutral Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Reflective Pronouns
46. 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).
Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Abstract Nouns
Morphology
47. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Indefinite Pronouns
Parentheses
Ambiguity
Future Tense
48. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Comma
Imperative Sentence
Phonology
Psycholinguistics
49. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Future Perfect Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
Praise
Types of Source Material for Writing
50. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Indefinite Pronouns
Question Mark
Concrete Nouns
Conditional Sentence