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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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
Ineffective Sentences
Sociolinguistics
Effective Sentence
Present Tense
2. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Proper Nouns
Conditional Sentence
Indefinite Nouns
Jargon
3. 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.
Intensive Pronouns
Concrete Nouns
Exclamation Point
Ethnolinguistics
4. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
location
Present Tense
Effective Sentence
5. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Abstract Nouns
Compound Sentence
Plural Nouns
Adverbs
6. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Demonstrative Pronouns
Phonology
Intransitive Verbs
7. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Present Perfect Tense
Classification
Other sources
Past Perfect Tense
8. 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
Tone
Comparison
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
9. 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
Intransitive Verbs
Cause and Effect
Intensive Pronouns
Doublespeak
10. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
APA?
Compound Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Interrogative Pronouns
11. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Reflective Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Classification
12. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Concrete Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Ethnolinguistics
13. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Phrasal Pronouns
Student - created sources
Reflective Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
14. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Parentheses
Collective Nouns
Sociolinguistics
Illustration
15. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Internet
point of view
Climax
Sematics
16. Angela and Jay dance.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Compound subject - single predicate
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Sarcasm
17. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Imperative Sentence
Hyphen
18. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.
Effective Sentence
Comparison
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Possessive Pronouns
19. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Objective Case Noun
Common Nouns
20. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Personal Pronouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Past Tense
Possessive Case Pronoun
21. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Hyphen
Possessive Case Noun
Simple Sentence
Other sources
22. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
Gerund
Nominative Case Noun
Internet
23. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Personal Pronouns
Writing Activities
Etymology
Concrete Nouns
24. Study of the history and origin of words
Demonstrative Pronouns
Etymology
point of view
How to site for a book in MLA format
25. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Adjective
Future Tense
Personal Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
26. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Writing Activities
How to site for a book in MLA format
Sarcasm
Independent clause with two phrases
27. American Psycological Association
Chronological order
Intransitive Verbs
Linking or Connecting Verbs
APA?
28. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Writing Activities
Comma
Concrete Nouns
Chronological order
29. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Objective Case Noun
Independent clause with two phrases
Masculine Nouns
Reference works
30. 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.
Clauses
Jargon
English origins
APA?
31. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Abstract Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
Adjective
32. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Exclamation Point
Etymology
Participle Verb
Interrogative Sentence
33. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Masculine Nouns
Complex Sentence
Euphemism
Verbs
34. 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
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Syntax
Ambiguity
Hyphen
35. Modern Language Association
MLA
Ineffective Sentences
Euphemism
Nominative Case Noun
36. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Compound Sentence
Tone
Imperative Sentence
How to site for a book in MLA format
37. Angela dances.
Sociolinguistics
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Interrogative Sentence
Adjective
38. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Demonstrative Pronouns
Question Mark
39. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Imperative Sentence
Classification
Exclamation Point
Proper Nouns
40. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Exclamatory Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
Parentheses
Cause and Effect
41. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Relative Pronouns
point of view
Psycholinguistics
42. 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.
Indefinite Nouns
Simple Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Gerund
43. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Objective Case Pronoun
Independent clause with two phrases
APA?
Indefinite Nouns
44. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Abstract Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Participle Verb
Pragmatics
45. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Possessive Case Noun
Comma
Euphemism
Ambiguity
46. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Internet
Antecedent
Comparison
Parentheses
47. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
APA?
Pragmatics
Feminine Nouns
Phrases
48. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Neutral Nouns
Sarcasm
Hyphen
Phonology
49. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Common Nouns
Comparison
Exclamation Point
50. 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'
Writing Activities
point of view
Present Perfect Tense
Participle Verb
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