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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Etymology
APA?
Reference works
Declarative Sentence
2. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Present Tense
Proper Nouns
Euphemism
Conditional Sentence
3. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Transitive Verbs
Indefinite Pronouns
Counterpoint
4. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.
Apostrophe
Compound Sentence
Antecedent
Internet
5. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
location
Simple Pronouns
Other sources
Infinitive Verb
6. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Internet
Compound Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Exclamation Point
7. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Indefinite Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
Adverbs
Plural Nouns
8. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Simple Sentence
Student - created sources
Reflective Pronouns
9. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Transitive Verbs
Feminine Nouns
Phrases
Rhetoric organizational patterns
10. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Simple Pronouns
Illustration
Dash
Writing Activities
11. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Exclamation Point
point of view
12. E.g. floor - desk - computer
English origins
Neutral Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
location
13. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Praise
Counterpoint
Conditional Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
14. Each other - one another
Collective Nouns
Tone
Phrasal Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
15. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Praise
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Feminine Nouns
Parentheses
16. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Simple Sentence
Nominative Case Pronoun
Interrogative Pronouns
Exclamatory Sentence
17. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Other sources
Imperative Sentence
Simple Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
18. 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.
Present Perfect Tense
Compound Sentence
Sociolinguistics
Praise
19. 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
Sarcasm
Ambiguity
Style
Brackets
20. 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
Morphology
Future Tense
Infinitive Verb
Abstract Nouns
21. 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).
Neutral Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Comma
Ethnolinguistics
22. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Phonology
Personal Pronouns
Adverbs
Dash
23. Shows possession or ownership
Reflective Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Writing Activities
Feminine Nouns
24. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Internet
Compound subject - compound predicate
Types of Source Material for Writing
Exclamation Point
25. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Possessive Pronouns
Proper Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Question Mark
26. 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
Pragmatics
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Student - created sources
Neutral Nouns
27. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Sematics
Concrete Nouns
Declarative Sentence
Climax
28. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Nominative Case Noun
Ambiguity
Objective Case Pronoun
Psycholinguistics
29. Study of the history and origin of words
Future Tense
Etymology
Indefinite Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
30. 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.)
Syntax
Complex Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
Linking or Connecting Verbs
31. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Concrete Nouns
Declarative Sentence
Ambiguity
Neutral Nouns
32. 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.
Types of Source Material for Writing
Adverbs
Future Perfect Tense
Morphology
33. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Etymology
How to site for a book in MLA format
Objective Case Noun
34. 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.
Euphemism
Student - created sources
location
Reciprocal Pronouns
35. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Syntax
Ethnolinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
Compound/ Complex Sentence
36. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Proper Nouns
Internet
Pragmatics
37. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Writing Activities
Participle Verb
Syntax
Style
38. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Infinitive Verb
point of view
Personal Pronouns
39. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Participle Verb
Future Tense
Infinitive Verb
Objective Case Noun
40. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Adverbs
Reflective Pronouns
Etymology
41. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Ethnolinguistics
Ineffective Sentences
Doublespeak
Classification
42. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
APA?
Nominative Case Noun
Declarative Sentence
Clauses
43. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Verbs
Neutral Nouns
Feminine Nouns
Phonetics
44. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.
English origins
Proper Nouns
Praise
Declarative Sentence
45. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Conditional Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
Period
Nominative Case Pronoun
46. Angela dances.
Objective Case Noun
Verbs
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Doublespeak
47. 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
Dash
Interrogative Pronouns
Doublespeak
Reciprocal Pronouns
48. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
To cite a book in APA format
Pragmatics
Student - created sources
Clauses
49. Film - art - media and so on
Etymology
Climax
Other sources
Phonetics
50. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Indefinite Nouns
Psycholinguistics
Transitive Verbs
Euphemism