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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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.
Psycholinguistics
Syntax
Compound Sentence
point of view
2. American Psycological Association
APA?
Verbs
Common Nouns
Imperative Sentence
3. The study of the structure of sentences
Participle Verb
Chronological order
Personal Pronouns
Syntax
4. 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.
Nominative Case Noun
Neutral Nouns
Present Tense
Reciprocal Pronouns
5. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Present Tense
Indefinite Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
6. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Adverbs
Clauses
Past Tense
Personal Pronouns
7. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.
Intransitive Verbs
Demonstrative Pronouns
Gerund
Student - created sources
8. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Adverbs
Present Perfect Tense
Ambiguity
Interrogative Sentence
9. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Past Perfect Tense
Effective Sentence
Sarcasm
Demonstrative Pronouns
10. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
English origins
Singular Nouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Possessive Case Pronoun
11. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Compound Sentence
Adjective
Jargon
Proper Nouns
12. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Singular Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Objective Case Noun
Transitive Verbs
13. 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
Compound subject - compound predicate
Present Perfect Tense
Parentheses
Nominative Case Pronoun
14. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Antecedent
Present Perfect Tense
Psycholinguistics
Types of Source Material for Writing
15. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Exclamatory Sentence
Counterpoint
Phonology
16. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Compound Sentence
Euphemism
Demonstrative Pronouns
APA?
17. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
English origins
Plural Nouns
Present Perfect Tense
Internet
18. 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).
Past Perfect Tense
Transitive Verbs
Writing Activities
Exclamation Point
19. 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
Past Tense
Exclamation Point
Compound subject - single predicate
Intransitive Verbs
20. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Neutral Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
21. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Objective Case Noun
Hyphen
Comparison
Climax
22. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Past Perfect Tense
Morphology
Plural Nouns
Clauses
23. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Infinitive Verb
APA?
Past Perfect Tense
Interrogative Sentence
24. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Compound Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Comma
25. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Antecedent
Phrasal Pronouns
Masculine Nouns
26. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Psycholinguistics
Phrases
MLA
Compound Sentence
27. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Counterpoint
Demonstrative Pronouns
Adjective
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
28. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Neutral Nouns
Exclamatory Sentence
How to site for a book in MLA format
Adverbs
29. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Pragmatics
Objective Case Noun
Apostrophe
To cite a book in APA format
30. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Exclamatory Sentence
Euphemism
Rhetoric organizational patterns
31. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Relative Pronouns
Morphology
Feminine Nouns
Phrases
32. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Simple Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
Internet
Proper Nouns
33. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Present Tense
Verbs
Sematics
34. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Illustration
English origins
Nominative Case Pronoun
35. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Reciprocal Pronouns
Comma
Concrete Nouns
Pragmatics
36. 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
Present Perfect Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
37. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Conditional Sentence
Abstract Nouns
Syntax
Style
38. 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).
Reflective Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
39. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Exclamatory Sentence
Proper Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Simple Sentence
40. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Types of Source Material for Writing
Adverbs
Classification
Comparison
41. 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.
Transitive Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Personal Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
42. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Possessive Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
APA?
Exclamation Point
43. Study of the history and origin of words
Intransitive Verbs
Etymology
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
MLA
44. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Independent clause with two phrases
Reciprocal Pronouns
Gerund
45. 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
Abstract Nouns
Jargon
Demonstrative Pronouns
46. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Adverbs
Praise
Sematics
47. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Syntax
Types of Source Material for Writing
Linking or Connecting Verbs
APA?
48. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Counterpoint
Future Tense
Other sources
49. 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
Chronological order
Common Nouns
Infinitive Verb
Dash
50. 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.
Phonology
Personal Pronouns
Dash
Exclamation Point