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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Future Perfect Tense
Personal Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
Praise
2. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Neutral Nouns
Style
Euphemism
Gerund
3. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Effective Sentence
Singular Nouns
Illustration
Imperative Sentence
4. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Present Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Types of Source Material for Writing
Exclamatory Sentence
5. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Interrogative Pronouns
Dash
Future Perfect Tense
Writing Activities
6. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Present Perfect Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
Compound subject - compound predicate
Dash
7. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Student - created sources
Verbs
Adjective
Past Tense
8. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Interrogative Pronouns
Apostrophe
Other sources
Adverbs
9. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Infinitive Verb
Effective Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Ambiguity
10. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Antecedent
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Cause and Effect
Objective Case Pronoun
11. 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
Exclamatory Sentence
Chronological order
Relative Pronouns
Intransitive Verbs
12. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Adjective
Past Perfect Tense
Declarative Sentence
Question Mark
13. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Reflective Pronouns
Period
Participle Verb
Objective Case Noun
14. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Past Perfect Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Present Tense
15. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
Illustration
Common Nouns
Exclamatory Sentence
16. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Complex Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Masculine Nouns
Praise
17. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Climax
Interrogative Sentence
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Ambiguity
18. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Internet
Infinitive Verb
Phonology
Imperative Sentence
19. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Gerund
Collective Nouns
Etymology
Compound Sentence
20. Modern Language Association
MLA
Simple Pronouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Intensive Pronouns
21. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Exclamatory Sentence
Past Tense
Nominative Case Noun
Objective Case Noun
22. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Conditional Sentence
Sarcasm
Praise
Simple Pronouns
23. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Classification
How to site for a book in MLA format
Present Tense
24. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Period
Masculine Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
25. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
To cite a book in APA format
Proper Nouns
Euphemism
26. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Common Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Antecedent
Verbs
27. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Ethnolinguistics
Comma
Proper Nouns
Compound Pronouns
28. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Demonstrative Pronouns
Reference works
Phrasal Pronouns
29. 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).
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Morphology
Cause and Effect
Comma
30. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Doublespeak
Period
Ineffective Sentences
Feminine Nouns
31. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Possessive Case Noun
Ambiguity
Pragmatics
32. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Abstract Nouns
APA?
Neutral Nouns
33. 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.)
Past Perfect Tense
To cite a book in APA format
Complex Sentence
Classification
34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Chronological order
APA?
Pragmatics
Abstract Nouns
35. Study of the structure of words
English origins
Conditional Sentence
Morphology
Ethnolinguistics
36. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Intransitive Verbs
Masculine Nouns
Illustration
Style
37. 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.
Ethnolinguistics
Praise
point of view
Antecedent
38. Marks
Future Tense
Apostrophe
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Brackets
39. 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
Morphology
To cite a book in APA format
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Hyphen
40. The study of the structure of sentences
Counterpoint
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Syntax
MLA
41. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Comma
Common Nouns
Tone
Ineffective Sentences
42. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
Phonetics
Past Perfect Tense
Antecedent
43. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Imperative Sentence
Doublespeak
Counterpoint
44. 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'
Possessive Case Noun
Student - created sources
Participle Verb
Proper Nouns
45. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Phonology
Masculine Nouns
Cause and Effect
Hyphen
46. 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
Future Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Period
47. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Phonetics
Phrases
Independent clause with two phrases
48. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Phrasal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Adverbs
Exclamatory Sentence
49. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Indefinite Pronouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Pronouns
50. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Future Tense
Verbs
Ethnolinguistics
Style