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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Infinitive Verb
Apostrophe
Verbs
Reference works
2. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Interrogative Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Adjective
Objective Case Noun
3. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Exclamation Point
Phonology
Comparison
Indefinite Nouns
4. Study of the history and origin of words
Reflective Pronouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Exclamation Point
Etymology
5. 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
Ambiguity
Classification
Possessive Case Noun
Intransitive Verbs
6. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Possessive Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Jargon
Transitive Verbs
7. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Hyphen
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Common Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
8. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Compound Pronouns
Conditional Sentence
Praise
Collective Nouns
9. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Doublespeak
Adverbs
location
Chronological order
10. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Writing Activities
Style
Reference works
Phonetics
11. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Classification
Declarative Sentence
Sociolinguistics
Exclamation Point
12. Film - art - media and so on
Possessive Pronouns
Transitive Verbs
Exclamation Point
Other sources
13. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Brackets
Plural Nouns
Praise
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
14. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Phonology
Intensive Pronouns
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Declarative Sentence
15. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Writing Activities
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Present Tense
Simple Pronouns
16. 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).
Future Perfect Tense
Objective Case Noun
Transitive Verbs
Compound Pronouns
17. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Interrogative Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
Compound subject - compound predicate
Relative Pronouns
18. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Objective Case Pronoun
Psycholinguistics
Ambiguity
Compound subject - single predicate
19. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Nominative Case Noun
Proper Nouns
Tone
Reflective Pronouns
20. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Etymology
Simple Pronouns
Apostrophe
21. Marks
Objective Case Noun
Brackets
Demonstrative Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
22. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Transitive Verbs
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Past Tense
Etymology
23. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Phrasal Pronouns
Future Tense
Parentheses
Proper Nouns
24. 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.
Feminine Nouns
Praise
Antecedent
English origins
25. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Nominative Case Noun
Nominative Case Pronoun
Plural Nouns
26. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Future Tense
Reference works
Ambiguity
27. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Plural Nouns
Cause and Effect
Present Tense
Phrases
28. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Common Nouns
Verbs
Other sources
Euphemism
29. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Neutral Nouns
English origins
Apostrophe
30. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Phrases
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Classification
Objective Case Pronoun
31. Shows possession or ownership
Phonology
Comma
Possessive Case Noun
Simple Sentence
32. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Sarcasm
Neutral Nouns
Masculine Nouns
Praise
33. 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
Cause and Effect
Possessive Case Pronoun
Objective Case Noun
34. Angela dances.
Complex Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Illustration
35. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Style
Compound Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Ambiguity
36. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Concrete Nouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Simple Sentence
Psycholinguistics
37. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Present Perfect Tense
Counterpoint
Past Tense
Participle Verb
38. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Phrasal Pronouns
Verbs
Doublespeak
Simple Pronouns
39. 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
Interrogative Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
Exclamatory Sentence
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
40. 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
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Effective Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
41. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Phrases
Present Tense
Nominative Case Noun
point of view
42. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Verbs
Student - created sources
Period
Pragmatics
43. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Clauses
Ineffective Sentences
Objective Case Noun
Infinitive Verb
44. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Transitive Verbs
Complex Sentence
Singular Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
45. 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.
Hyphen
Nominative Case Noun
Personal Pronouns
Transitive Verbs
46. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Intransitive Verbs
Psycholinguistics
Transitive Verbs
Illustration
47. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Brackets
Parentheses
Compound Sentence
Proper Nouns
48. 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
Independent clause with two phrases
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Adjective
Apostrophe
49. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Intensive Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Parentheses
Sociolinguistics
50. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Phonetics
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Neutral Nouns
Climax