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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Possessive Case Noun
Infinitive Verb
2. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Ethnolinguistics
Reciprocal Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
3. 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
Exclamatory Sentence
Dash
Transitive Verbs
Adverbs
4. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Doublespeak
Student - created sources
5. Study of the structure of words
Morphology
English origins
Plural Nouns
Reflective Pronouns
6. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Doublespeak
Effective Sentence
Phonetics
English origins
7. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Question Mark
Phonetics
Declarative Sentence
Sociolinguistics
8. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
location
Independent clause with two phrases
Past Tense
Past Perfect Tense
9. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Present Tense
Writing Activities
Possessive Case Pronoun
Past Tense
10. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
APA?
Compound subject - compound predicate
Objective Case Noun
Future Tense
11. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Cause and Effect
Climax
Style
Period
12. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Parentheses
Phrasal Pronouns
Pragmatics
Phonetics
13. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Possessive Case Noun
Ethnolinguistics
Clauses
Ambiguity
14. Angela dances.
Euphemism
Masculine Nouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Objective Case Pronoun
15. 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
Internet
Syntax
Verbs
Intransitive Verbs
16. 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
Simple Pronouns
Verbs
Nominative Case Pronoun
Exclamation Point
17. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Present Tense
Nominative Case Noun
Parentheses
18. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Imperative Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Infinitive Verb
19. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Indefinite Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
To cite a book in APA format
Gerund
20. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Comparison
location
Style
21. 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
Compound subject - compound predicate
Plural Nouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
22. 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.
Adjective
Plural Nouns
Antecedent
Writing Activities
23. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Possessive Case Pronoun
Proper Nouns
Singular Nouns
Objective Case Noun
24. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Syntax
Sociolinguistics
Hyphen
25. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Interrogative Pronouns
APA?
location
Singular Nouns
26. 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.
MLA
Reciprocal Pronouns
Interrogative Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
27. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Cause and Effect
Possessive Pronouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Exclamation Point
28. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Possessive Case Pronoun
Clauses
Chronological order
Objective Case Pronoun
29. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Phrases
Parentheses
Indefinite Nouns
MLA
30. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Future Tense
Relative Pronouns
Adjective
Compound Sentence
31. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Cause and Effect
Jargon
point of view
Student - created sources
32. 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.
Intransitive Verbs
Compound Sentence
Reference works
Chronological order
33. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Objective Case Pronoun
Exclamatory Sentence
Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
34. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Plural Nouns
Jargon
Tone
Cause and Effect
35. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Ambiguity
Present Perfect Tense
Interrogative Sentence
Singular Nouns
36. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Independent clause with two phrases
Comma
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Case Noun
37. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Phrasal Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Reflective Pronouns
Comparison
38. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Interrogative Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Tone
Cause and Effect
39. 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.
Objective Case Pronoun
Internet
Intensive Pronouns
Psycholinguistics
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
Phrases
Pragmatics
Infinitive Verb
Collective Nouns
41. 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 Tense
Collective Nouns
Transitive Verbs
Ambiguity
42. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Simple Pronouns
APA?
Nominative Case Pronoun
Imperative Sentence
43. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Cause and Effect
Declarative Sentence
Reference works
Other sources
44. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Doublespeak
Possessive Case Noun
Sematics
Counterpoint
45. Refer to or replace nouns in a general way. They are also used as adjectives. They are then followed by a noun - as in BOTH DOGS or EACH BOOK. all - any - anyone - both - each - either - every - many - neither - nobody - no one - nothing - other(s) -
Indefinite Pronouns
Phonetics
Future Tense
Interrogative Sentence
46. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Adjective
Illustration
Brackets
Parentheses
47. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Period
Ineffective Sentences
location
48. The study of the structure of sentences
To cite a book in APA format
Tone
Counterpoint
Syntax
49. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
Ethnolinguistics
Compound subject - compound predicate
Style
50. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Common Nouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs