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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.
Tone
Future Perfect Tense
Singular Nouns
Exclamatory Sentence
2. Study of the history and origin of words
Possessive Pronouns
Etymology
Possessive Case Pronoun
Objective Case Noun
3. 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.
Possessive Pronouns
Other sources
Personal Pronouns
Verbs
4. 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
Hyphen
Present Perfect Tense
Plural Nouns
Style
5. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Sematics
Praise
Classification
Future Tense
6. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Ambiguity
Compound subject - compound predicate
7. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Compound subject - single predicate
Conditional Sentence
Gerund
Syntax
8. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Sociolinguistics
Euphemism
Effective Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
9. Modern Language Association
MLA
Comparison
Syntax
Counterpoint
10. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Interrogative Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
Question Mark
Collective Nouns
11. 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
Infinitive Verb
Pragmatics
Clauses
Jargon
12. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Gerund
MLA
Parentheses
Sociolinguistics
13. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Period
Internet
Compound subject - single predicate
Ethnolinguistics
14. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Climax
Neutral Nouns
Past Tense
Student - created sources
15. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Abstract Nouns
Participle Verb
16. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Parentheses
Nominative Case Noun
Possessive Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
17. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Effective Sentence
Etymology
Demonstrative Pronouns
Cause and Effect
18. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Conditional Sentence
Plural Nouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Comparison
19. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Doublespeak
Syntax
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Internet
20. 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).
Pragmatics
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Exclamation Point
21. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Proper Nouns
Psycholinguistics
Compound subject - compound predicate
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
22. Marks
Reflective Pronouns
Brackets
Effective Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
23. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Proper Nouns
Jargon
Intransitive Verbs
Simple Pronouns
24. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Indefinite Pronouns
Doublespeak
Nominative Case Noun
Writing Activities
25. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Intensive Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Praise
Period
26. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Classification
Sarcasm
Antecedent
Nominative Case Noun
27. 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) -
Gerund
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Parentheses
28. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Complex Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
Student - created sources
Concrete Nouns
29. American Psycological Association
Phonology
APA?
Future Tense
Sociolinguistics
30. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Personal Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Objective Case Noun
Intensive Pronouns
31. 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
Compound subject - single predicate
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Parentheses
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
32. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Intensive Pronouns
Clauses
Participle Verb
33. Film - art - media and so on
Jargon
Reference works
Other sources
Possessive Pronouns
34. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Ineffective Sentences
Types of Source Material for Writing
Conditional Sentence
Style
35. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Adjective
Style
Phonetics
Present Tense
36. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Exclamatory Sentence
Comma
Independent clause with two phrases
Writing Activities
37. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Objective Case Pronoun
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Simple Sentence
38. 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'
Possessive Case Noun
Writing Activities
Participle Verb
Praise
39. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Illustration
Effective Sentence
Comparison
Ambiguity
40. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Intensive Pronouns
Participle Verb
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Jargon
41. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Counterpoint
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Illustration
Verbs
42. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Doublespeak
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Masculine Nouns
Adjective
43. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Singular Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Clauses
Etymology
44. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Present Tense
Phrasal Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
45. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Pragmatics
Nominative Case Pronoun
Sarcasm
Indefinite Nouns
46. 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.
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Antecedent
Comparison
Interrogative Sentence
47. 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
Apostrophe
Simple Sentence
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
48. 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).
Transitive Verbs
Chronological order
Masculine Nouns
Hyphen
49. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Case Noun
Feminine Nouns
Indefinite Nouns
50. 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.
Relative Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Simple Pronouns
Gerund