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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Future Perfect Tense
Neutral Nouns
Reflective Pronouns
2. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Compound Sentence
Past Perfect Tense
Doublespeak
Comma
3. 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'
Participle Verb
Gerund
Phrases
Writing Activities
4. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ethnolinguistics
Relative Pronouns
Cause and Effect
Ineffective Sentences
5. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
APA?
Student - created sources
Counterpoint
Praise
6. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Intransitive Verbs
Demonstrative Pronouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Sematics
7. American Psycological Association
Independent clause with two phrases
APA?
Possessive Pronouns
Jargon
8. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Adjective
Period
Syntax
9. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Intransitive Verbs
Sarcasm
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
How to site for a book in MLA format
10. 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
Present Perfect Tense
Hyphen
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phonology
11. 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.
Adverbs
Intensive Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
Compound/ Complex Sentence
12. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Effective Sentence
Proper Nouns
Brackets
Future Tense
13. Study of the history and origin of words
Etymology
Style
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Future Tense
14. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Counterpoint
Adverbs
How to site for a book in MLA format
Personal Pronouns
15. 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
Complex Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
16. Angela dances.
Participle Verb
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Declarative Sentence
Illustration
17. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Comparison
Possessive Case Pronoun
Compound Pronouns
18. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Imperative Sentence
location
MLA
Future Tense
19. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Compound Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
Writing Activities
Other sources
20. Shows possession or ownership
location
Possessive Case Noun
Jargon
Intensive Pronouns
21. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Adjective
Compound Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
Present Tense
22. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Etymology
Psycholinguistics
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Ineffective Sentences
23. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Period
Parentheses
Objective Case Pronoun
Reflective Pronouns
24. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comma
Parentheses
Comparison
Compound/ Complex Sentence
25. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Praise
APA?
Style
Concrete Nouns
26. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Reference works
Compound Pronouns
Effective Sentence
Personal Pronouns
27. The study of the structure of sentences
Ineffective Sentences
Pragmatics
Interrogative Sentence
Syntax
28. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Past Perfect Tense
Other sources
Conditional Sentence
Writing Activities
29. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Present Perfect Tense
Euphemism
Phonetics
How to site for a book in MLA format
30. 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) -
Ambiguity
Indefinite Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
Nominative Case Pronoun
31. 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
Present Tense
Ineffective Sentences
Apostrophe
English origins
32. 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.
Euphemism
English origins
Classification
Past Perfect Tense
33. 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
Possessive Case Pronoun
Declarative Sentence
Objective Case Noun
34. 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.
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Gerund
Proper Nouns
Other sources
35. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
Reference works
Past Perfect Tense
Style
Simple Pronouns
36. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Types of Source Material for Writing
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Sociolinguistics
Compound/ Complex Sentence
37. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Sociolinguistics
Concrete Nouns
Comparison
Antecedent
38. 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 Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Effective Sentence
Classification
39. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Future Perfect Tense
Hyphen
Clauses
Rhetoric organizational patterns
40. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Indefinite Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
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).
Phrases
Imperative Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Ethnolinguistics
42. 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
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Internet
Dash
Morphology
43. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Simple Pronouns
Concrete Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Ambiguity
44. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Etymology
Objective Case Pronoun
Praise
Participle Verb
45. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Proper Nouns
Singular Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Neutral Nouns
46. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Comma
Adverbs
Relative Pronouns
Interrogative Sentence
47. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Transitive Verbs
Phrasal Pronouns
Gerund
Imperative Sentence
48. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Pronoun
Reflective Pronouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Etymology
49. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Antecedent
Independent clause with two phrases
Intensive Pronouns
Phonology
50. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
location
MLA
Possessive Case Noun
Pragmatics
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