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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Study of the history and origin of words
Reference works
Compound Sentence
Etymology
Parentheses
2. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Future Perfect Tense
Syntax
Simple Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
3. 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.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Nominative Case Pronoun
Personal Pronouns
Apostrophe
4. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Nominative Case Noun
Adjective
Simple Pronouns
Exclamatory Sentence
5. American Psycological Association
point of view
Interrogative Sentence
APA?
Apostrophe
6. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).
Transitive Verbs
Feminine Nouns
Present Perfect Tense
Cause and Effect
7. 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
Types of Source Material for Writing
Euphemism
Effective Sentence
8. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Psycholinguistics
Etymology
Past Tense
Indefinite Nouns
9. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
location
English origins
Adverbs
Abstract Nouns
10. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Types of Source Material for Writing
Syntax
Present Tense
Interrogative Sentence
11. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Declarative Sentence
Phonetics
Verbs
Types of Source Material for Writing
12. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Climax
Phrases
Brackets
Present Tense
13. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Intransitive Verbs
Ineffective Sentences
Sociolinguistics
Classification
14. The study of meaning in a language
Ineffective Sentences
Indefinite Nouns
Ethnolinguistics
Sematics
15. Angela dances.
Present Perfect Tense
Counterpoint
MLA
Single Subject - Single Predicate
16. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
location
Phonology
Interrogative Sentence
17. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Feminine Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Simple Sentence
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18. 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
Clauses
Infinitive Verb
Objective Case Noun
English origins
19. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
English origins
Exclamatory Sentence
Cause and Effect
20. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Pronoun
Transitive Verbs
Adverbs
Indefinite Pronouns
21. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Clauses
Interrogative Sentence
Sematics
Independent clause with two phrases
22. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Collective Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
Masculine Nouns
23. 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
Verbs
Concrete Nouns
Adjective
24. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Singular Nouns
Comparison
Possessive Case Noun
Hyphen
25. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Student - created sources
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Pragmatics
Jargon
26. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
APA?
Dash
Objective Case Noun
Proper Nouns
27. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Climax
Future Tense
Sematics
Possessive Case Noun
28. Modern Language Association
Sematics
Classification
Indefinite Pronouns
MLA
29. 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.
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Indefinite Pronouns
Gerund
Dash
30. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Ambiguity
Doublespeak
Indefinite Pronouns
Etymology
31. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Adjective
Reflective Pronouns
Clauses
32. 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.
Exclamation Point
MLA
Possessive Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
33. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Praise
Euphemism
Sematics
34. 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
Etymology
Future Tense
Brackets
Ineffective Sentences
35. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped
Parentheses
Present Tense
Intransitive Verbs
Cause and Effect
36. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Cause and Effect
Independent clause with two phrases
Intransitive Verbs
Infinitive Verb
37. Study of the structure of words
Morphology
Comma
APA?
Praise
38. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
MLA
Demonstrative Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
Internet
39. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Verbs
Transitive Verbs
Personal Pronouns
Linking or Connecting Verbs
40. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Possessive Case Pronoun
Apostrophe
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Concrete Nouns
41. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Question Mark
Plural Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Illustration
42. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Phrases
Classification
Psycholinguistics
APA?
43. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Psycholinguistics
Morphology
Verbs
To cite a book in APA format
44. 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
Personal Pronouns
Complex Sentence
Objective Case Noun
45. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Reciprocal Pronouns
Other sources
Neutral Nouns
Brackets
46. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Past Perfect Tense
Interrogative Pronouns
Counterpoint
47. 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.
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Clauses
Intensive Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
48. 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.
Intensive Pronouns
Etymology
Objective Case Noun
Cause and Effect
49. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Past Tense
Indefinite Nouns
Hyphen
50. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Classification
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Pronouns
Writing Activities
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