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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Clauses
Gerund
Ethnolinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
2. Each other - one another
Euphemism
Compound Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
Phrasal Pronouns
3. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Personal Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
Past Perfect Tense
Declarative Sentence
4. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Future Tense
Past Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Adverbs
5. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Demonstrative Pronouns
Objective Case Noun
Future Tense
Pragmatics
6. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Abstract Nouns
Common Nouns
Writing Activities
Indefinite Pronouns
7. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Writing Activities
Masculine Nouns
Common Nouns
8. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Phonetics
Comparison
Exclamatory Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
9. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
MLA
Clauses
Syntax
Dash
10. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Possessive Case Pronoun
Effective Sentence
Compound Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
11. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Other sources
Classification
Tone
Sematics
12. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
Question Mark
Period
13. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Ambiguity
Simple Pronouns
Feminine Nouns
14. 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) -
Independent clause with two phrases
Gerund
Objective Case Pronoun
Indefinite Pronouns
15. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Simple Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Counterpoint
Imperative Sentence
16. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Ethnolinguistics
Imperative Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
MLA
17. 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
Past Tense
Reflective Pronouns
Independent clause with two phrases
18. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Exclamatory Sentence
19. Film - art - media and so on
Other sources
Neutral Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Exclamation Point
20. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Reciprocal Pronouns
Interrogative Sentence
Morphology
Independent clause with two phrases
21. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Intransitive Verbs
Possessive Pronouns
Style
Possessive Case Pronoun
22. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Compound subject - compound predicate
Types of Source Material for Writing
Interrogative Sentence
Reference works
23. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Singular Nouns
Phonology
Euphemism
Jargon
24. 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
Complex Sentence
Nominative Case Pronoun
Exclamation Point
Student - created sources
25. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Interrogative Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
26. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Past Perfect Tense
Effective Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
Other sources
27. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Possessive Case Pronoun
Tone
Jargon
28. 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.
Jargon
Possessive Pronouns
location
Possessive Case Pronoun
29. Study of the history and origin of words
Masculine Nouns
Etymology
Present Perfect Tense
Complex Sentence
30. Study of the structure of words
Morphology
Simple Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Phonology
31. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Dash
Past Perfect Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
32. 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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Present Tense
English origins
Independent clause with two phrases
33. 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.
Personal Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Climax
MLA
34. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Indefinite Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Student - created sources
Indefinite Nouns
35. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Climax
Etymology
Intensive Pronouns
Counterpoint
36. 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
Doublespeak
Student - created sources
Classification
37. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Possessive Case Pronoun
Future Tense
Student - created sources
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
38. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Parentheses
Participle Verb
Other sources
39. 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.)
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
English origins
Transitive Verbs
Complex Sentence
40. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
point of view
Etymology
Sociolinguistics
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
41. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
To cite a book in APA format
location
Cause and Effect
Rhetoric organizational patterns
42. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Euphemism
Phrasal Pronouns
Ambiguity
Indefinite Pronouns
43. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Singular Nouns
Proper Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
Plural Nouns
44. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Phonetics
Simple Sentence
Collective Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
45. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Conditional Sentence
Demonstrative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
46. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Exclamation Point
Singular Nouns
Etymology
Comma
47. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Morphology
Syntax
Conditional Sentence
48. 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).
Praise
Compound subject - compound predicate
Past Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
49. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Independent clause with two phrases
Possessive Case Pronoun
Parentheses
Possessive Case Noun
50. 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'
Etymology
Past Tense
Participle Verb
Objective Case Noun