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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Classification
Apostrophe
Cause and Effect
Other sources
2. 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
Internet
Brackets
Hyphen
Praise
3. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Counterpoint
Abstract Nouns
Singular Nouns
Personal Pronouns
4. American Psycological Association
Internet
Question Mark
Gerund
APA?
5. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Syntax
Illustration
Ethnolinguistics
Objective Case Noun
6. 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
Demonstrative Pronouns
Question Mark
Adjective
7. Marks
Compound Sentence
Brackets
Linking or Connecting Verbs
location
8. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Personal Pronouns
Past Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Phonetics
9. 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.
Gerund
Morphology
Ineffective Sentences
Transitive Verbs
10. The order in which events happen in time.
Cause and Effect
Possessive Case Noun
Sarcasm
Chronological order
11. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Chronological order
Pragmatics
point of view
Intensive Pronouns
12. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Student - created sources
Interrogative Pronouns
13. Angela dances.
Reference works
Phonology
APA?
Single Subject - Single Predicate
14. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Sociolinguistics
Phrases
Psycholinguistics
Comparison
15. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ambiguity
Brackets
Ethnolinguistics
How to site for a book in MLA format
16. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Praise
Doublespeak
Common Nouns
Adverbs
17. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Syntax
Comma
18. 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.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Question Mark
Reciprocal Pronouns
Antecedent
19. Each other - one another
Phrasal Pronouns
Plural Nouns
Exclamation Point
Question Mark
20. 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
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Participle Verb
Other sources
21. Shows possession or ownership
Compound subject - compound predicate
Possessive Case Noun
Question Mark
Chronological order
22. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
English origins
Imperative Sentence
Doublespeak
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
23. 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'
Tone
Intransitive Verbs
Participle Verb
Compound Pronouns
24. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Past Perfect Tense
Illustration
25. 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.
Relative Pronouns
Comparison
Reflective Pronouns
Simple Sentence
26. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Pragmatics
Phrases
Abstract Nouns
Clauses
27. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Compound subject - compound predicate
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Objective Case Noun
Sarcasm
28. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Ethnolinguistics
Intransitive Verbs
Imperative Sentence
Psycholinguistics
29. Study of the history and origin of words
Common Nouns
Complex Sentence
Etymology
Comma
30. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Plural Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Pragmatics
Adverbs
31. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Tone
Phonology
Phrasal Pronouns
Brackets
32. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Conditional Sentence
Jargon
Concrete Nouns
Complex Sentence
33. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Future Perfect Tense
Abstract Nouns
Simple Sentence
point of view
34. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Psycholinguistics
Simple Pronouns
Indefinite Nouns
Neutral Nouns
35. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Climax
Demonstrative Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
36. 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
Phrasal Pronouns
Style
Parentheses
How to site for a book in MLA format
37. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Masculine Nouns
Collective Nouns
Praise
38. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Noun
Concrete Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
39. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Simple Sentence
point of view
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Euphemism
40. 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.
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
To cite a book in APA format
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Personal Pronouns
41. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Indefinite Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Future Tense
42. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Neutral Nouns
Morphology
Other sources
43. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
Adjective
Illustration
Phrasal Pronouns
44. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Indefinite Nouns
Brackets
Infinitive Verb
How to site for a book in MLA format
45. 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
Brackets
Chronological order
Future Perfect Tense
46. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Euphemism
Comparison
Reflective Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
47. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Student - created sources
Psycholinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
Writing Activities
48. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Imperative Sentence
location
MLA
Exclamatory Sentence
49. The study of the structure of sentences
Future Perfect Tense
Syntax
Past Perfect Tense
Other sources
50. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Simple Sentence
Exclamation Point
Indefinite Nouns
Masculine Nouns