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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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
Ineffective Sentences
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Dash
Reflective Pronouns
2. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Reciprocal Pronouns
Exclamation Point
Phrases
Types of Source Material for Writing
3. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
MLA
Declarative Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
Present Perfect Tense
4. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Feminine Nouns
Singular Nouns
Effective Sentence
Future Tense
5. 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).
Possessive Case Noun
Reflective Pronouns
Transitive Verbs
Masculine Nouns
6. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Reference works
Present Tense
point of view
7. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Future Perfect Tense
Reference works
To cite a book in APA format
Ambiguity
8. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Question Mark
Cause and Effect
Future Perfect Tense
Writing Activities
9. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Simple Pronouns
Infinitive Verb
Adjective
Independent clause with two phrases
10. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Exclamation Point
Antecedent
Climax
Apostrophe
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.
Intensive Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Singular Nouns
MLA
12. 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
Ambiguity
Classification
Cause and Effect
Hyphen
13. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
To cite a book in APA format
Sociolinguistics
Objective Case Pronoun
Neutral Nouns
14. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Objective Case Noun
Dash
location
Reflective Pronouns
15. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Counterpoint
English origins
Morphology
16. 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
Indefinite Nouns
Singular Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Morphology
17. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Simple Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
18. Study of the history and origin of words
Past Perfect Tense
Relative Pronouns
Brackets
Etymology
19. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
To cite a book in APA format
Concrete Nouns
Jargon
Present Tense
20. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Sematics
Intransitive Verbs
Gerund
21. 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
Simple Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
22. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Brackets
Other sources
Verbs
23. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Feminine Nouns
Gerund
Conditional Sentence
Singular Nouns
24. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Possessive Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Adverbs
Masculine Nouns
25. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Declarative Sentence
Past Tense
Collective Nouns
Future Tense
26. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
Concrete Nouns
Tone
27. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Masculine Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Objective Case Noun
28. The order in which events happen in time.
Pragmatics
Chronological order
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Clauses
29. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Common Nouns
Sarcasm
Singular Nouns
Simple Pronouns
30. 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).
Hyphen
Counterpoint
Tone
Compound/ Complex Sentence
31. Modern Language Association
Reference works
Demonstrative Pronouns
Feminine Nouns
MLA
32. Angela and Jay dance.
APA?
Past Perfect Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
Independent clause with two phrases
33. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Indefinite Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Student - created sources
34. Each other - one another
Phrasal Pronouns
Concrete Nouns
Reference works
Complex Sentence
35. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Masculine Nouns
Praise
Hyphen
36. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
location
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Plural Nouns
37. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Comparison
APA?
Phrasal Pronouns
38. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
APA?
Classification
Adjective
Simple Pronouns
39. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Future Perfect Tense
Neutral Nouns
Masculine Nouns
40. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Indefinite Pronouns
Tone
Personal Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
41. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phrasal Pronouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
42. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
To cite a book in APA format
Ambiguity
Phonetics
Indefinite Pronouns
43. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Student - created sources
Praise
Tone
Demonstrative Pronouns
44. 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.
Apostrophe
Participle Verb
Gerund
Phrasal Pronouns
45. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Climax
Complex Sentence
Phonology
Participle Verb
46. 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.
Reflective Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Present Perfect Tense
47. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Comparison
Adverbs
Interrogative Pronouns
Phonology
48. Film - art - media and so on
Common Nouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Other sources
Sarcasm
49. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Possessive Case Noun
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Apostrophe
Common Nouns
50. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Phrases
location
Future Tense