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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
MLA
2. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Exclamation Point
Ethnolinguistics
point of view
Brackets
3. 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.
Intensive Pronouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Effective Sentence
point of view
4. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Parentheses
Comma
Compound Pronouns
5. American Psycological Association
Writing Activities
APA?
Praise
Rhetoric organizational patterns
6. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Future Tense
Psycholinguistics
Simple Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
7. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Compound Pronouns
Illustration
Plural Nouns
Brackets
8. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Clauses
Independent clause with two phrases
Other sources
Abstract Nouns
9. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Exclamatory Sentence
Phonology
Period
Concrete Nouns
10. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Simple Pronouns
Dash
Singular Nouns
Past Tense
11. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Jargon
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Interrogative Sentence
Dash
12. 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
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Counterpoint
Singular Nouns
Infinitive Verb
13. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Participle Verb
Psycholinguistics
Euphemism
Effective Sentence
14. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Comma
Parentheses
Independent clause with two phrases
Participle Verb
15. 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'
Chronological order
Participle Verb
Interrogative Sentence
Writing Activities
16. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Transitive Verbs
Student - created sources
Infinitive Verb
Future Tense
17. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Adjective
Complex Sentence
Apostrophe
Conditional Sentence
18. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Exclamatory Sentence
Other sources
Tone
To cite a book in APA format
19. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Parentheses
Interrogative Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
20. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Complex Sentence
Plural Nouns
Simple Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
21. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Hyphen
Singular Nouns
Masculine Nouns
Dash
22. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
Compound Pronouns
Period
Intensive Pronouns
23. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
English origins
Reference works
Compound Sentence
Sarcasm
24. Study of the structure of words
Personal Pronouns
Other sources
Participle Verb
Morphology
25. Marks
Phonetics
Future Tense
Brackets
Simple Pronouns
26. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Concrete Nouns
Apostrophe
Parentheses
point of view
27. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Effective Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
Singular Nouns
Student - created sources
28. 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.
Antecedent
Past Tense
Euphemism
Psycholinguistics
29. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Psycholinguistics
Indefinite Nouns
Period
Phrases
30. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Clauses
31. 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
Concrete Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Euphemism
32. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Past Tense
Question Mark
Declarative Sentence
Internet
33. 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
To cite a book in APA format
Dash
Apostrophe
Objective Case Noun
34. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Compound subject - single predicate
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Comma
Indefinite Nouns
35. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Antecedent
Simple Pronouns
location
36. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Psycholinguistics
Reference works
Nominative Case Noun
Possessive Case Pronoun
37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Psycholinguistics
Parentheses
Classification
Objective Case Pronoun
38. Modern Language Association
Ineffective Sentences
Gerund
MLA
Reciprocal Pronouns
39. 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.
point of view
Reference works
Gerund
Feminine Nouns
40. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Psycholinguistics
Common Nouns
Infinitive Verb
Simple Sentence
41. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Feminine Nouns
Complex Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
42. 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
Hyphen
Ineffective Sentences
Interrogative Pronouns
Period
43. 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.
Simple Sentence
Sematics
Compound subject - compound predicate
Present Perfect Tense
44. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Antecedent
How to site for a book in MLA format
Concrete Nouns
Style
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) -
Past Tense
Collective Nouns
Etymology
Indefinite Pronouns
46. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Antecedent
Parentheses
Ambiguity
47. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
MLA
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Indefinite Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
48. 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.
Transitive Verbs
Future Perfect Tense
Neutral Nouns
Tone
49. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Counterpoint
Interrogative Pronouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Internet
50. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Apostrophe
Nominative Case Noun
Neutral Nouns