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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Compound subject - compound predicate
point of view
2. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Exclamatory Sentence
Proper Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
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
Simple Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Dash
Indefinite Pronouns
4. Angela dances.
Collective Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
Doublespeak
Single Subject - Single Predicate
5. 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.
Hyphen
Future Tense
Possessive Pronouns
Exclamation Point
6. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Dash
Clauses
Future Tense
MLA
7. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Sociolinguistics
Types of Source Material for Writing
Declarative Sentence
Personal Pronouns
8. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Plural Nouns
APA?
Compound subject - compound predicate
Effective Sentence
9. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Indefinite Nouns
Tone
Antecedent
Compound/ Complex Sentence
10. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Other sources
Present Perfect Tense
Syntax
11. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Compound/ Complex Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
Effective Sentence
Demonstrative Pronouns
12. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Transitive Verbs
Dash
Simple Pronouns
Period
13. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Cause and Effect
Objective Case Noun
Rhetoric organizational patterns
14. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
English origins
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Comma
Compound/ Complex Sentence
15. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Future Perfect Tense
Singular Nouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Comma
16. Study of the history and origin of words
Etymology
Sematics
Interrogative Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
17. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Possessive Case Pronoun
Exclamation Point
Feminine Nouns
Student - created sources
18. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Imperative Sentence
Ineffective Sentences
Apostrophe
Concrete Nouns
19. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Declarative Sentence
Future Tense
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Antecedent
20. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Proper Nouns
Parentheses
Compound Sentence
Abstract Nouns
21. Study of the structure of words
Compound Pronouns
Morphology
Objective Case Noun
Present Tense
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'
Participle Verb
Imperative Sentence
Illustration
Jargon
23. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Hyphen
Indefinite Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Clauses
24. 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
Nominative Case Noun
Other sources
Pragmatics
25. 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).
Exclamatory Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Complex Sentence
Sarcasm
26. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Compound Sentence
Proper Nouns
Jargon
Illustration
27. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Psycholinguistics
Simple Sentence
Exclamatory Sentence
Internet
28. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Phonology
Sarcasm
Abstract Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
29. 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
Phrasal Pronouns
Comma
Single Subject - Single Predicate
30. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Parentheses
Sarcasm
Clauses
Internet
31. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Praise
Climax
Exclamatory Sentence
Single Subject - Single Predicate
32. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Intransitive Verbs
Proper Nouns
Pragmatics
Adverbs
33. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Chronological order
English origins
Conditional Sentence
Ambiguity
34. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Exclamation Point
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Infinitive Verb
Possessive Case Pronoun
35. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Intensive Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
Common Nouns
Reflective Pronouns
36. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Plural Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
37. 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) -
Comma
Simple Sentence
Sociolinguistics
Indefinite Pronouns
38. 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
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Clauses
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
39. Modern Language Association
Neutral Nouns
MLA
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Transitive Verbs
40. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Comparison
Student - created sources
Objective Case Pronoun
Comma
41. 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.
Morphology
Present Perfect Tense
Masculine Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
42. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ethnolinguistics
Brackets
Ineffective Sentences
Morphology
43. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Independent clause with two phrases
How to site for a book in MLA format
Antecedent
Interrogative Sentence
44. 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.
Phrases
Future Perfect Tense
Imperative Sentence
Nominative Case Pronoun
45. 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
Nominative Case Pronoun
Dash
Plural Nouns
Transitive Verbs
46. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Independent clause with two phrases
Counterpoint
Collective Nouns
Proper Nouns
47. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Singular Nouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Reference works
Apostrophe
48. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Transitive Verbs
MLA
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Declarative Sentence
49. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
How to site for a book in MLA format
To cite a book in APA format
Brackets
Phonetics
50. Angela and Jay dance.
Present Tense
Phonetics
MLA
Compound subject - single predicate