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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Comma
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Past Perfect Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
2. Study of the structure of words
Question Mark
Morphology
Student - created sources
Tone
3. 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.
Future Tense
Internet
Compound Sentence
Present Perfect Tense
4. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Infinitive Verb
Future Tense
Nominative Case Noun
Rhetoric organizational patterns
5. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Pragmatics
Declarative Sentence
Collective Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
6. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
How to site for a book in MLA format
Possessive Pronouns
Euphemism
Sociolinguistics
7. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Personal Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Reflective Pronouns
8. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Comma
Infinitive Verb
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
9. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Reference works
Adjective
Syntax
Abstract Nouns
10. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
APA?
Participle Verb
Proper Nouns
11. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
point of view
Personal Pronouns
Euphemism
MLA
12. Angela dances.
Present Perfect Tense
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Compound Pronouns
Conditional Sentence
13. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Apostrophe
Nominative Case Pronoun
Morphology
Objective Case Noun
14. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Indefinite Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Adverbs
Common Nouns
15. 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.
Collective Nouns
Verbs
Antecedent
Apostrophe
16. 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.
Adjective
English origins
Classification
Phrasal Pronouns
17. Marks
Brackets
APA?
Phrases
Imperative Sentence
18. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Nominative Case Pronoun
Conditional Sentence
Period
Plural Nouns
19. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Personal Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Conditional Sentence
Brackets
20. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Indefinite Pronouns
Counterpoint
Objective Case Pronoun
21. 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.
Writing Activities
Intensive Pronouns
Climax
Apostrophe
22. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Nominative Case Noun
Past Tense
Psycholinguistics
Ethnolinguistics
23. 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.
Infinitive Verb
Independent clause with two phrases
Adverbs
Possessive Pronouns
24. 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
Neutral Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Reflective Pronouns
25. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Adjective
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Ethnolinguistics
Infinitive Verb
26. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
To cite a book in APA format
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
How to site for a book in MLA format
Common Nouns
27. 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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Present Tense
28. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Simple Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
29. 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.
Dash
Comparison
Gerund
Phonology
30. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Morphology
Effective Sentence
Question Mark
Sociolinguistics
31. 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).
Intransitive Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Reference works
32. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
Climax
Praise
Comma
33. 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).
Transitive Verbs
Style
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Collective Nouns
34. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Sarcasm
Comma
Style
location
35. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Verbs
How to site for a book in MLA format
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
36. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phrases
Nominative Case Noun
Conditional Sentence
37. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Jargon
Present Tense
Reciprocal Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
38. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Proper Nouns
Sarcasm
Intensive Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Comma
Jargon
Present Tense
40. 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
Question Mark
Intransitive Verbs
English origins
Praise
41. 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
Ambiguity
Reference works
Ineffective Sentences
Clauses
42. The study of the structure of sentences
Compound subject - single predicate
To cite a book in APA format
Syntax
Internet
43. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
To cite a book in APA format
Comparison
Phrases
Simple Sentence
44. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Sociolinguistics
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phrases
Period
45. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Psycholinguistics
Praise
Simple Pronouns
point of view
46. 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
Hyphen
Phonology
Reference works
Writing Activities
47. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Adverbs
Declarative Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Sociolinguistics
48. Study of the history and origin of words
Personal Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
Etymology
Collective Nouns
49. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Sociolinguistics
Reference works
Style
Present Tense
50. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Personal Pronouns
Student - created sources
Cause and Effect