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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Possessive Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Morphology
Plural Nouns
2. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Phonology
To cite a book in APA format
Effective Sentence
Single Subject - Single Predicate
3. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
English origins
Plural Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
4. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Interrogative Pronouns
Pragmatics
Concrete Nouns
Syntax
5. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Conditional Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Future Tense
Brackets
6. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
Classification
Pragmatics
7. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
location
Singular Nouns
English origins
Parentheses
8. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Types of Source Material for Writing
Question Mark
Adverbs
Psycholinguistics
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.
Counterpoint
Gerund
APA?
Conditional Sentence
10. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Plural Nouns
English origins
Interrogative Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
11. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Proper Nouns
location
Phrasal Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
12. 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).
Nominative Case Pronoun
Tone
Transitive Verbs
Etymology
13. The study of meaning in a language
location
Sematics
MLA
Hyphen
14. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Personal Pronouns
Reflective Pronouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Singular Nouns
15. 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).
Past Perfect Tense
Interrogative Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Reflective Pronouns
16. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Exclamation Point
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Tone
Compound subject - compound predicate
17. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Internet
Types of Source Material for Writing
Phrases
Parentheses
18. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Feminine Nouns
Etymology
Adverbs
Apostrophe
19. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Past Tense
Question Mark
Reciprocal Pronouns
20. 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
Exclamatory Sentence
Collective Nouns
Hyphen
Possessive Case Noun
21. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
location
Ethnolinguistics
Reference works
Transitive Verbs
22. 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) -
Participle Verb
Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
23. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Masculine Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Proper Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
24. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Future Tense
Sematics
Collective Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
25. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Comparison
Phonology
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Phrases
26. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Common Nouns
Morphology
Past Perfect Tense
To cite a book in APA format
27. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Reference works
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Possessive Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
28. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Abstract Nouns
Imperative Sentence
Sarcasm
29. 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'
Independent clause with two phrases
Reciprocal Pronouns
Participle Verb
Past Tense
30. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
How to site for a book in MLA format
point of view
Exclamation Point
Intensive Pronouns
31. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Reflective Pronouns
Feminine Nouns
Dash
Singular Nouns
32. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Climax
Dash
Parentheses
Rhetoric organizational patterns
33. 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.
Possessive Pronouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Present Tense
Comma
34. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Participle Verb
Euphemism
Effective Sentence
Internet
35. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Verbs
Exclamatory Sentence
Doublespeak
Gerund
36. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Exclamation Point
Intensive Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Neutral Nouns
37. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Gerund
location
Past Tense
Nominative Case Noun
38. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Morphology
Hyphen
English origins
39. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped
Parentheses
Common Nouns
English origins
Intransitive Verbs
40. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Sematics
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Compound subject - single predicate
41. 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.
Singular Nouns
Personal Pronouns
Clauses
Complex Sentence
42. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Morphology
Declarative Sentence
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Question Mark
43. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Adjective
Indefinite Nouns
Future Tense
Demonstrative Pronouns
44. 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
Sarcasm
Declarative Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Morphology
45. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Cause and Effect
Classification
Past Tense
46. Angela and Jay dance.
Indefinite Pronouns
Pragmatics
Compound subject - single predicate
Reciprocal Pronouns
47. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Style
location
Writing Activities
Simple Sentence
48. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Past Perfect Tense
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
How to site for a book in MLA format
Pragmatics
49. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Exclamation Point
Concrete Nouns
Comparison
Doublespeak
50. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Masculine Nouns
Effective Sentence
Pragmatics
Simple Pronouns