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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. American Psycological Association
Parentheses
Pragmatics
APA?
Feminine Nouns
2. 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
Student - created sources
Nominative Case Pronoun
Comparison
Nominative Case Noun
3. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Internet
Simple Pronouns
Parentheses
Sematics
4. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Exclamation Point
Future Tense
5. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
To cite a book in APA format
Question Mark
Future Tense
Collective Nouns
6. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Euphemism
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Climax
Independent clause with two phrases
7. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
point of view
Parentheses
Plural Nouns
Tone
8. 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
Compound Sentence
Tone
Compound subject - single predicate
9. 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
Possessive Case Noun
Phrasal Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
10. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.
Possessive Case Noun
Independent clause with two phrases
Imperative Sentence
Jargon
11. 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
Praise
Morphology
Conditional Sentence
12. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Indefinite Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
Hyphen
Proper Nouns
13. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Reciprocal Pronouns
Indefinite Nouns
Morphology
Praise
14. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Neutral Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Nominative Case Pronoun
15. Marks
Illustration
Exclamatory Sentence
Feminine Nouns
Brackets
16. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Nominative Case Noun
Indefinite Pronouns
Reflective Pronouns
Antecedent
17. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
English origins
location
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Clauses
18. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Syntax
Future Perfect Tense
Comma
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
19. 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.
Counterpoint
Effective Sentence
Declarative Sentence
Personal Pronouns
20. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Chronological order
Comma
Dash
21. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Compound subject - single predicate
Independent clause with two phrases
Clauses
Phrasal Pronouns
22. 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
Reference works
Internet
Counterpoint
Ineffective Sentences
23. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Chronological order
Exclamatory Sentence
Doublespeak
Tone
24. Angela dances.
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Dash
Climax
Single Subject - Single Predicate
25. 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.
Collective Nouns
Compound Sentence
Student - created sources
Phonetics
26. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Other sources
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Personal Pronouns
Period
27. Study of the history and origin of words
Phrases
Etymology
Reference works
Participle Verb
28. 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
Ambiguity
Syntax
Present Perfect Tense
29. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Plural Nouns
Euphemism
Adjective
Demonstrative Pronouns
30. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Clauses
Climax
Apostrophe
31. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Sociolinguistics
point of view
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Objective Case Pronoun
32. The order in which events happen in time.
APA?
Chronological order
Proper Nouns
Phrasal Pronouns
33. The study of the structure of sentences
Participle Verb
Syntax
location
Present Tense
34. 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.
Simple Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
To cite a book in APA format
Present Perfect Tense
35. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Personal Pronouns
Apostrophe
Future Tense
Chronological order
36. 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
Etymology
Sematics
Jargon
37. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
Possessive Pronouns
Singular Nouns
Ambiguity
Adjective
38. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Parentheses
Infinitive Verb
To cite a book in APA format
Collective Nouns
39. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Clauses
Imperative Sentence
Abstract Nouns
Syntax
40. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Adjective
Future Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Syntax
41. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Objective Case Pronoun
Internet
Antecedent
Proper Nouns
42. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Masculine Nouns
Comma
Types of Source Material for Writing
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
43. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
To cite a book in APA format
Intensive Pronouns
Complex Sentence
Present Tense
44. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Ethnolinguistics
Feminine Nouns
Simple Sentence
Internet
45. 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
Objective Case Noun
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
location
Nominative Case Noun
46. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Period
Adverbs
Euphemism
Question Mark
47. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Indefinite Nouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Doublespeak
48. 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
Indefinite Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
Style
Abstract Nouns
49. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Interrogative Sentence
Sarcasm
Nominative Case Noun
Feminine Nouns
50. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Verbs
Classification
Nominative Case Noun
Future Perfect Tense