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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Collective Nouns
Phonetics
Rhetoric organizational patterns
2. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Past Perfect Tense
Nominative Case Noun
Apostrophe
Common Nouns
3. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison
Compound subject - compound predicate
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Ineffective Sentences
4. Angela and Jay dance.
Objective Case Pronoun
Compound subject - single predicate
Singular Nouns
Counterpoint
5. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Sematics
To cite a book in APA format
Chronological order
6. The study of the structure of sentences
Other sources
Participle Verb
Syntax
location
7. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Intensive Pronouns
Reflective Pronouns
Climax
Ambiguity
8. American Psycological Association
Etymology
Intensive Pronouns
APA?
Adjective
9. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Apostrophe
Question Mark
Cause and Effect
Reflective Pronouns
10. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Exclamatory Sentence
Psycholinguistics
11. Angela dances.
Plural Nouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Relative Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
12. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Exclamatory Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Linking or Connecting Verbs
13. 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.
Reflective Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Personal Pronouns
Indefinite Nouns
14. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Collective Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Phonetics
Effective Sentence
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
Intransitive Verbs
Jargon
Reflective Pronouns
Proper Nouns
16. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Student - created sources
How to site for a book in MLA format
Possessive Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
17. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Plural Nouns
point of view
18. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Intransitive Verbs
Interrogative Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Internet
19. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Compound Pronouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Personal Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
20. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Etymology
To cite a book in APA format
Imperative Sentence
Clauses
21. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
How to site for a book in MLA format
Interrogative Sentence
Comparison
Exclamation Point
22. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'
Feminine Nouns
Comma
Participle Verb
To cite a book in APA format
23. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Interrogative Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Comparison
24. 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
Compound subject - single predicate
Reference works
How to site for a book in MLA format
25. 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.)
Complex Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
Compound Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
26. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Jargon
Euphemism
Dash
Infinitive Verb
27. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Reflective Pronouns
Doublespeak
Etymology
Gerund
28. 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.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Complex Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Other sources
29. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Comma
Declarative Sentence
Counterpoint
Participle Verb
30. 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
Clauses
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
point of view
Counterpoint
31. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Possessive Case Noun
Collective Nouns
Student - created sources
Interrogative Pronouns
32. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Declarative Sentence
Climax
Pragmatics
Concrete Nouns
33. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Brackets
Parentheses
Tone
Other sources
34. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Antecedent
Adverbs
Phrases
Participle Verb
35. 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).
Possessive Case Pronoun
point of view
Transitive Verbs
Proper Nouns
36. 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.
Parentheses
Antecedent
Tone
Participle Verb
37. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Plural Nouns
38. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Question Mark
Possessive Case Pronoun
Possessive Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
39. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Jargon
Ethnolinguistics
Sematics
Intransitive Verbs
40. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Complex Sentence
Verbs
Question Mark
Apostrophe
41. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Parentheses
Declarative Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
42. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Sematics
Student - created sources
Simple Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
43. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Objective Case Pronoun
Intensive Pronouns
Parentheses
Indefinite Pronouns
44. Marks
Brackets
Sociolinguistics
Phonology
Exclamation Point
45. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
Verbs
Parentheses
Personal Pronouns
46. The order in which events happen in time.
Morphology
Intensive Pronouns
Chronological order
Objective Case Pronoun
47. 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.
Compound Sentence
Counterpoint
Parentheses
Objective Case Pronoun
48. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Independent clause with two phrases
Praise
Past Perfect Tense
Other sources
49. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Common Nouns
Sarcasm
Sematics
Neutral Nouns
50. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Past Perfect Tense
Cause and Effect
location
Complex Sentence