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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Clauses
Compound Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
2. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Writing Activities
Other sources
Parentheses
Apostrophe
3. Study of the structure of words
Possessive Case Pronoun
Objective Case Pronoun
Brackets
Morphology
4. Each other - one another
Past Tense
Sarcasm
Phrasal Pronouns
MLA
5. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Other sources
Tone
location
6. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Exclamation Point
Compound Sentence
Compound Pronouns
7. 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.
Exclamatory Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Effective Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
8. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.
Ambiguity
Simple Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Period
9. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Linking or Connecting Verbs
APA?
Tone
10. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Collective Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Objective Case Noun
11. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Possessive Case Noun
Ineffective Sentences
Personal Pronouns
Euphemism
12. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Jargon
Imperative Sentence
Hyphen
APA?
13. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Proper Nouns
Feminine Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
14. 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.
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Demonstrative Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
location
15. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Morphology
Indefinite Pronouns
Interrogative Sentence
Cause and Effect
16. 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
Past Tense
Common Nouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Interrogative Pronouns
17. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Etymology
Exclamatory Sentence
Student - created sources
Doublespeak
18. 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).
Types of Source Material for Writing
Compound Sentence
Compound/ Complex Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
19. Angela dances.
Effective Sentence
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
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
Parentheses
Singular Nouns
Phrases
21. 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
Jargon
Concrete Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
22. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Question Mark
Indefinite Pronouns
Present Perfect Tense
23. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Reference works
Proper Nouns
English origins
Effective Sentence
24. 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.)
Feminine Nouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Simple Pronouns
Complex Sentence
25. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Exclamatory Sentence
APA?
Ineffective Sentences
Pragmatics
26. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Common Nouns
Simple Sentence
Counterpoint
Parentheses
27. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Compound subject - single predicate
Compound Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
28. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Style
Pragmatics
Antecedent
29. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
MLA
Question Mark
Intransitive Verbs
Abstract Nouns
30. Study of the history and origin of words
Phonology
Cause and Effect
Etymology
Clauses
31. 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.
Possessive Case Pronoun
Compound Sentence
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
32. Shows possession or ownership
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Possessive Case Noun
Adjective
Declarative Sentence
33. 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.
Relative Pronouns
Reference works
Antecedent
Psycholinguistics
34. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Verbs
Praise
Intransitive Verbs
Ambiguity
35. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Masculine Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Phonology
36. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Other sources
Adverbs
Comparison
Compound Pronouns
37. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Present Perfect Tense
Collective Nouns
Plural Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
38. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Collective Nouns
location
Phonetics
Comparison
39. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Imperative Sentence
Types of Source Material for Writing
Compound Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
40. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Hyphen
Past Tense
To cite a book in APA format
Apostrophe
41. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Imperative Sentence
Sematics
Classification
42. 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
Participle Verb
Parentheses
Psycholinguistics
43. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Independent clause with two phrases
Pragmatics
Classification
Simple Pronouns
44. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Common Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Etymology
Indefinite Nouns
45. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Ambiguity
Dash
46. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Brackets
Compound Pronouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Period
47. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
Writing Activities
Transitive Verbs
48. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Imperative Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Proper Nouns
Ambiguity
49. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
location
Writing Activities
Other sources
50. Angela and Jay dance.
Masculine Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Past Tense
Compound subject - single predicate