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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Proper Nouns
Imperative Sentence
Classification
Past Perfect Tense
2. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
To cite a book in APA format
Verbs
Phonology
Abstract Nouns
3. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Student - created sources
Cause and Effect
Singular Nouns
Simple Pronouns
4. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
APA?
Concrete Nouns
Indefinite Nouns
Euphemism
5. 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
Present Tense
Imperative Sentence
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Objective Case Noun
6. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Effective Sentence
Participle Verb
Parentheses
7. 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.)
Complex Sentence
Period
Possessive Case Pronoun
Sociolinguistics
8. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Indefinite Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Euphemism
Internet
9. Angela and Jay dance.
Possessive Case Noun
Infinitive Verb
Compound subject - single predicate
Rhetoric organizational patterns
10. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Euphemism
Other sources
Counterpoint
Simple Sentence
11. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Ethnolinguistics
Adjective
point of view
Jargon
12. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Illustration
Tone
Reference works
Complex Sentence
13. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Etymology
Complex Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Brackets
14. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Pragmatics
Neutral Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Intransitive Verbs
15. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Period
Types of Source Material for Writing
Collective Nouns
Etymology
16. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Question Mark
Period
MLA
Exclamation Point
17. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Psycholinguistics
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Adverbs
Demonstrative Pronouns
18. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Euphemism
Comma
Demonstrative Pronouns
19. 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.
Etymology
Period
Reciprocal Pronouns
Classification
20. 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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
MLA
Transitive Verbs
21. The study of the structure of sentences
Writing Activities
Cause and Effect
Singular Nouns
Syntax
22. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
To cite a book in APA format
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Compound Pronouns
Masculine Nouns
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.
Declarative Sentence
Ethnolinguistics
Intensive Pronouns
Phrasal Pronouns
24. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Comma
Simple Pronouns
English origins
Psycholinguistics
25. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Declarative Sentence
Hyphen
Doublespeak
Concrete Nouns
26. Modern Language Association
MLA
Comparison
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Singular Nouns
27. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Other sources
Nominative Case Noun
Ineffective Sentences
Pragmatics
28. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Morphology
Future Tense
Common Nouns
Abstract Nouns
29. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Verbs
Tone
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Nominative Case Pronoun
30. 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.
Ethnolinguistics
Future Perfect Tense
Hyphen
Transitive Verbs
31. Film - art - media and so on
Concrete Nouns
Simple Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Other sources
32. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Sarcasm
Relative Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
33. 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.
Compound Pronouns
Present Perfect Tense
Apostrophe
Compound/ Complex Sentence
34. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Climax
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Reflective Pronouns
Tone
35. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments
Ineffective Sentences
Comma
Compound Sentence
Conditional Sentence
36. 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
Style
Indefinite Pronouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Writing Activities
37. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Objective Case Pronoun
Syntax
Gerund
Cause and Effect
38. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Plural Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Possessive Case Noun
Abstract Nouns
39. 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.
Adverbs
Psycholinguistics
Verbs
Gerund
40. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
location
Concrete Nouns
Hyphen
Neutral Nouns
41. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Future Perfect Tense
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Simple Pronouns
Clauses
42. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Independent clause with two phrases
Intransitive Verbs
Abstract Nouns
Feminine Nouns
43. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Jargon
Psycholinguistics
Doublespeak
44. 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.
Sarcasm
Possessive Pronouns
Participle Verb
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
45. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Adverbs
Compound Pronouns
Simple Sentence
Collective Nouns
46. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Future Perfect Tense
Common Nouns
Clauses
47. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Clauses
Comparison
Plural Nouns
Simple Pronouns
48. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Conditional Sentence
Dash
Comparison
49. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
Adjective
Hyphen
Abstract Nouns
50. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Parentheses
Jargon
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Demonstrative Pronouns
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