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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. The study of meaning in a language
Intensive Pronouns
Classification
Sematics
Present Perfect Tense
2. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Phrases
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Style
3. 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
Collective Nouns
Infinitive Verb
Writing Activities
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
4. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Intransitive Verbs
Independent clause with two phrases
Reflective Pronouns
Antecedent
5. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.
Collective Nouns
Past Perfect Tense
Neutral Nouns
Possessive Case Noun
6. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Comma
Doublespeak
Cause and Effect
Masculine Nouns
7. Study of the history and origin of words
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Etymology
Common Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
8. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Verbs
Euphemism
Question Mark
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
9. American Psycological Association
Apostrophe
Present Perfect Tense
APA?
Interrogative Sentence
10. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Effective Sentence
Common Nouns
Participle Verb
Demonstrative Pronouns
11. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Internet
Phrasal Pronouns
Jargon
Ineffective Sentences
12. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Abstract Nouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
To cite a book in APA format
Types of Source Material for Writing
13. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Classification
Nominative Case Pronoun
How to site for a book in MLA format
Nominative Case Noun
14. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Climax
Possessive Case Noun
Present Tense
Phonetics
15. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Classification
Climax
Comparison
Writing Activities
16. 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.
Phonetics
Syntax
Antecedent
Compound Sentence
17. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Psycholinguistics
Sarcasm
Possessive Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
18. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
location
Antecedent
Relative Pronouns
Comma
19. Modern Language Association
point of view
Personal Pronouns
MLA
Nominative Case Pronoun
20. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Compound Sentence
Praise
Verbs
Pragmatics
21. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Types of Source Material for Writing
Student - created sources
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Demonstrative Pronouns
22. The order in which events happen in time.
Imperative Sentence
Chronological order
Sarcasm
Participle Verb
23. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Nominative Case Pronoun
Apostrophe
Ineffective Sentences
Compound subject - single predicate
24. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Euphemism
Declarative Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Infinitive Verb
25. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Cause and Effect
Antecedent
Compound Sentence
Adjective
26. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Compound Sentence
Cause and Effect
Dash
Adverbs
27. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Reference works
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Indefinite Nouns
Parentheses
28. 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.
Phrases
Personal Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Exclamation Point
29. Study of the structure of words
Nominative Case Noun
English origins
Infinitive Verb
Morphology
30. Film - art - media and so on
Past Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Other sources
Psycholinguistics
31. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Ambiguity
Adverbs
Comparison
Euphemism
32. Shows possession or ownership
Transitive Verbs
Indefinite Pronouns
Imperative Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
33. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Proper Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Tone
Simple Pronouns
34. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Compound Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
35. 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
Present Perfect Tense
Dash
36. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Adjective
Possessive Pronouns
Participle Verb
Abstract Nouns
37. 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
Verbs
Reference works
Question Mark
38. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Exclamatory Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
39. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Period
Simple Sentence
Plural Nouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
40. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Phonology
Possessive Case Pronoun
Simple Sentence
41. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Classification
Sarcasm
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Gerund
42. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Indefinite Nouns
Present Perfect Tense
Intransitive Verbs
43. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Common Nouns
Imperative Sentence
Climax
Dash
44. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Clauses
MLA
Participle Verb
Counterpoint
45. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Simple Pronouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Comma
Question Mark
46. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Phrasal Pronouns
Common Nouns
Tone
Phonetics
47. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Adjective
Objective Case Noun
Possessive Case Pronoun
Chronological order
48. 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'
MLA
Possessive Pronouns
Participle Verb
point of view
49. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Dash
Cause and Effect
Present Tense
50. Marks
Brackets
Nominative Case Pronoun
Independent clause with two phrases
Indefinite Pronouns