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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Phrasal Pronouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Style
2. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Present Perfect Tense
Parentheses
Apostrophe
Clauses
3. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Objective Case Noun
Feminine Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
4. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Clauses
To cite a book in APA format
Nominative Case Noun
Writing Activities
5. 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'
Participle Verb
Student - created sources
Ambiguity
Pragmatics
6. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Pragmatics
Clauses
Compound Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
7. Each other - one another
Doublespeak
Interrogative Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
8. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Concrete Nouns
Comparison
Infinitive Verb
Sociolinguistics
9. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Adjective
Future Perfect Tense
Pragmatics
Declarative Sentence
10. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Tone
Interrogative Sentence
Internet
Common Nouns
11. 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.
Nominative Case Noun
Present Perfect Tense
point of view
Pragmatics
12. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
To cite a book in APA format
MLA
Objective Case Noun
Style
13. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Jargon
Interrogative Sentence
Phrases
Present Perfect Tense
14. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Past Tense
Morphology
Objective Case Pronoun
Internet
15. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Compound Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Past Perfect Tense
16. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Nominative Case Pronoun
Ineffective Sentences
Tone
Adverbs
17. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Participle Verb
Intensive Pronouns
Internet
Imperative Sentence
18. Film - art - media and so on
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Present Tense
Other sources
Intensive Pronouns
19. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Conditional Sentence
Past Perfect Tense
Internet
Apostrophe
20. Angela dances.
Cause and Effect
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Possessive Pronouns
21. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Reference works
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Intensive Pronouns
Compound Sentence
22. 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
English origins
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Reflective Pronouns
23. 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.
Interrogative Sentence
Past Perfect Tense
Intensive Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
24. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Abstract Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
point of view
Writing Activities
25. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Ambiguity
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Compound Sentence
26. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Simple Pronouns
Sociolinguistics
Compound Pronouns
Ineffective Sentences
27. 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
point of view
Phrases
Transitive Verbs
28. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Transitive Verbs
Complex Sentence
Common Nouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
29. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Types of Source Material for Writing
Adjective
Rhetoric organizational patterns
30. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Reciprocal Pronouns
Sematics
Exclamatory Sentence
Possessive Case Pronoun
31. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Illustration
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Plural Nouns
Collective Nouns
32. American Psycological Association
Phrasal Pronouns
APA?
Etymology
Feminine Nouns
33. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Participle Verb
location
Counterpoint
Transitive Verbs
34. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Adjective
location
English origins
35. 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
Simple Pronouns
Euphemism
Indefinite Pronouns
36. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Praise
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Participle Verb
Apostrophe
37. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Future Tense
Clauses
Ambiguity
Relative Pronouns
38. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Reciprocal Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Present Perfect Tense
39. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Simple Pronouns
Clauses
Indefinite Nouns
APA?
40. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Exclamation Point
Nominative Case Noun
To cite a book in APA format
Parentheses
41. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Singular Nouns
Phonetics
Comparison
Types of Source Material for Writing
42. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Compound Sentence
Tone
Interrogative Sentence
43. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Infinitive Verb
Simple Pronouns
Writing Activities
Effective Sentence
44. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Jargon
Writing Activities
Indefinite Nouns
Complex Sentence
45. Study of the structure of words
Morphology
Personal Pronouns
Adverbs
Exclamation Point
46. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Brackets
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Praise
Objective Case Noun
47. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Reference works
Infinitive Verb
Abstract Nouns
Writing Activities
48. 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
Reflective Pronouns
Hyphen
Writing Activities
Syntax
49. 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
Parentheses
Imperative Sentence
Abstract Nouns
50. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Antecedent
How to site for a book in MLA format
Masculine Nouns
Personal Pronouns