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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Plural Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Gerund
2. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
English origins
Indefinite Pronouns
3. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Verbs
Period
Infinitive Verb
English origins
4. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Cause and Effect
Abstract Nouns
Praise
Brackets
5. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Proper Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Period
Reciprocal Pronouns
6. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Independent clause with two phrases
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Types of Source Material for Writing
Hyphen
7. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Exclamation Point
Participle Verb
Collective Nouns
Compound Pronouns
8. American Psycological Association
Collective Nouns
Ambiguity
Phrases
APA?
9. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Syntax
Tone
Student - created sources
10. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Simple Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Future Tense
Sociolinguistics
11. 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'
Phonology
Antecedent
Classification
Participle Verb
12. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Pragmatics
Interrogative Sentence
Future Tense
Indefinite Pronouns
13. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Past Perfect Tense
Jargon
Objective Case Noun
Student - created sources
14. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Types of Source Material for Writing
Compound subject - compound predicate
Antecedent
Effective Sentence
15. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Intransitive Verbs
Personal Pronouns
Parentheses
Phrases
16. 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
Climax
Sematics
Past Perfect Tense
Intransitive Verbs
17. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Plural Nouns
Sarcasm
Tone
Doublespeak
18. 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 Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
Reference works
Compound/ Complex Sentence
19. The order in which events happen in time.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Imperative Sentence
Indefinite Nouns
Chronological order
20. 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.
Jargon
Present Perfect Tense
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Possessive Pronouns
21. Angela and Jay dance.
Exclamatory Sentence
Present Tense
Chronological order
Compound subject - single predicate
22. 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.)
Transitive Verbs
Compound Pronouns
Tone
Complex Sentence
23. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Indefinite Pronouns
Classification
Proper Nouns
English origins
24. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Simple Pronouns
Verbs
Cause and Effect
Imperative Sentence
25. 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
Dash
Apostrophe
Pragmatics
26. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Jargon
Other sources
Objective Case Pronoun
Phrases
27. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Past Tense
Possessive Pronouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Rhetoric organizational patterns
28. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Possessive Pronouns
Classification
location
Gerund
29. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Present Tense
Plural Nouns
Future Perfect Tense
Future Tense
30. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Future Tense
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Present Perfect Tense
Concrete Nouns
31. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Simple Pronouns
Common Nouns
Student - created sources
Interrogative Sentence
32. 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
Objective Case Pronoun
Adjective
Participle Verb
33. 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.
Declarative Sentence
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
Compound subject - single predicate
34. 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
Present Tense
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Doublespeak
Effective Sentence
35. Each other - one another
Possessive Case Pronoun
Objective Case Noun
Singular Nouns
Phrasal Pronouns
36. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Clauses
Compound subject - single predicate
Writing Activities
Pragmatics
37. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Classification
Transitive Verbs
Sematics
Comparison
38. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Intransitive Verbs
MLA
Demonstrative Pronouns
Adverbs
39. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Abstract Nouns
Future Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
Interrogative Pronouns
40. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Common Nouns
Morphology
Jargon
41. 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
Present Perfect Tense
Dash
Interrogative Pronouns
Phonology
42. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Comparison
Indefinite Pronouns
Student - created sources
Indefinite Nouns
43. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Antecedent
Independent clause with two phrases
Brackets
Feminine Nouns
44. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Clauses
Sociolinguistics
Euphemism
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
45. Modern Language Association
Exclamation Point
Writing Activities
Sarcasm
MLA
46. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Question Mark
Objective Case Pronoun
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Effective Sentence
47. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Tone
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Types of Source Material for Writing
48. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
English origins
Present Perfect Tense
Adjective
Cause and Effect
49. 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
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Singular Nouns
Reference works
Exclamatory Sentence
50. 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
Hyphen
Style
Morphology
Etymology