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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
How to site for a book in MLA format
Student - created sources
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Possessive Case Pronoun
2. 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.
Personal Pronouns
Gerund
Hyphen
Simple Sentence
3. 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
Cause and Effect
Ineffective Sentences
Past Perfect Tense
Sematics
4. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Pragmatics
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Question Mark
Exclamatory Sentence
5. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Exclamatory Sentence
Collective Nouns
Plural Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
6. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Exclamation Point
Possessive Case Noun
Infinitive Verb
7. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Classification
To cite a book in APA format
Simple Sentence
Adverbs
8. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Singular Nouns
Student - created sources
Indefinite Nouns
9. 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.
Etymology
Pragmatics
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
10. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Style
Sociolinguistics
Verbs
Concrete Nouns
11. 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.
Adverbs
Personal Pronouns
APA?
Reference works
12. The order in which events happen in time.
Phrases
Apostrophe
Phonetics
Chronological order
13. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Exclamatory Sentence
Simple Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Etymology
14. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Ineffective Sentences
Phonology
APA?
Exclamation Point
15. Study of the structure of words
Other sources
Morphology
Compound Sentence
Pragmatics
16. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Conditional Sentence
Phonetics
Doublespeak
Question Mark
17. 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
Adverbs
Infinitive Verb
Nominative Case Pronoun
Gerund
18. 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) -
Psycholinguistics
Nominative Case Pronoun
Indefinite Pronouns
Effective Sentence
19. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Neutral Nouns
Independent clause with two phrases
Ethnolinguistics
Singular Nouns
20. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Complex Sentence
Present Perfect Tense
Objective Case Noun
21. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Question Mark
Conditional Sentence
Verbs
22. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
Style
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Pronoun
23. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Types of Source Material for Writing
Interrogative Pronouns
Question Mark
24. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Compound subject - compound predicate
Brackets
Illustration
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
25. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Gerund
Relative Pronouns
Exclamation Point
Climax
26. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Reference works
Compound subject - single predicate
Present Tense
Linking or Connecting Verbs
27. 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
Counterpoint
Indefinite Pronouns
Dash
Possessive Pronouns
28. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Question Mark
Phrases
Proper Nouns
Declarative Sentence
29. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Objective Case Noun
Reflective Pronouns
Simple Sentence
Adjective
30. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Phrasal Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Common Nouns
Future Tense
31. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Compound subject - compound predicate
Demonstrative Pronouns
Possessive Case Noun
Masculine Nouns
32. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Morphology
Phonetics
Intensive Pronouns
Exclamatory Sentence
33. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Possessive Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
Sarcasm
Antecedent
34. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Praise
Syntax
Common Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
35. 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
Singular Nouns
Participle Verb
Abstract Nouns
Infinitive Verb
36. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Collective Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
point of view
Adjective
37. Angela dances.
Gerund
Chronological order
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Apostrophe
38. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
MLA
Apostrophe
Ambiguity
39. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Internet
Past Tense
Compound subject - compound predicate
Etymology
40. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Internet
Compound subject - compound predicate
Effective Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
41. 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'
Exclamation Point
Hyphen
Participle Verb
Linking or Connecting Verbs
42. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Possessive Case Pronoun
Climax
Plural Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
43. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Pronoun
APA?
Antecedent
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
44. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Brackets
Interrogative Sentence
Antecedent
Relative Pronouns
45. 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
Future Perfect Tense
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Interrogative Pronouns
46. 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 Noun
Parentheses
Clauses
47. 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.
Exclamation Point
Phrasal Pronouns
Future Perfect Tense
Plural Nouns
48. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Declarative Sentence
Climax
Intensive Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
49. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
MLA
Etymology
Complex Sentence
50. 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.
Conditional Sentence
Antecedent
To cite a book in APA format
Apostrophe