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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Infinitive Verb
Apostrophe
Interrogative Pronouns
Morphology
2. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Chronological order
Compound Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
3. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Apostrophe
point of view
Period
Illustration
4. Angela and Jay dance.
Brackets
Proper Nouns
Compound subject - single predicate
Reference works
5. 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
Phrasal Pronouns
Brackets
Morphology
Nominative Case Pronoun
6. 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
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Sociolinguistics
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Antecedent
7. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
MLA
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Comma
Possessive Pronouns
8. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Past Tense
Jargon
Abstract Nouns
Present Perfect Tense
9. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Independent clause with two phrases
Feminine Nouns
Possessive Case Noun
Pragmatics
10. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Brackets
Simple Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
11. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Etymology
Participle Verb
Indefinite Nouns
Transitive Verbs
12. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.
Conditional Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
Common Nouns
Relative Pronouns
13. 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
Adverbs
Reciprocal Pronouns
To cite a book in APA format
14. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Praise
Nominative Case Noun
Gerund
15. Film - art - media and so on
Types of Source Material for Writing
Other sources
Intransitive Verbs
Style
16. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Conditional Sentence
Student - created sources
Period
Ambiguity
17. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
How to site for a book in MLA format
Phonology
Sarcasm
Imperative Sentence
18. American Psycological Association
APA?
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Personal Pronouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
19. 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
Compound subject - single predicate
Intransitive Verbs
Syntax
Etymology
20. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Future Perfect Tense
How to site for a book in MLA format
Participle Verb
21. 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.
Abstract Nouns
Common Nouns
Counterpoint
English origins
22. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Conditional Sentence
Phrasal Pronouns
Jargon
Internet
23. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Clauses
Ambiguity
Hyphen
location
24. Marks
Imperative Sentence
Comma
Ethnolinguistics
Brackets
25. The study of the structure of sentences
Period
Comparison
Present Perfect Tense
Syntax
26. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe
Simple Sentence
Effective Sentence
Feminine Nouns
Nominative Case Noun
27. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Verbs
Illustration
Possessive Case Noun
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
28. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Comma
Nominative Case Noun
location
Doublespeak
29. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Effective Sentence
Cause and Effect
Exclamatory Sentence
Proper Nouns
30. 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.
Nominative Case Noun
Exclamation Point
Reciprocal Pronouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
31. 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.
Present Perfect Tense
Nominative Case Noun
Jargon
Antecedent
32. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
To cite a book in APA format
Antecedent
Tone
Effective Sentence
33. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
point of view
Praise
Phonology
Phrases
34. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Infinitive Verb
Present Tense
Common Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
35. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Possessive Case Pronoun
Conditional Sentence
Personal Pronouns
Single Subject - Single Predicate
36. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Compound Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Simple Pronouns
37. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Effective Sentence
Linking or Connecting Verbs
APA?
38. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Concrete Nouns
Pragmatics
Indefinite Nouns
39. 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) -
Effective Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Ambiguity
40. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Compound Sentence
Plural Nouns
Relative Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
41. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Demonstrative Pronouns
Doublespeak
Writing Activities
Syntax
42. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
MLA
Phonetics
Compound subject - single predicate
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
43. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Compound Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Jargon
44. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Question Mark
Sarcasm
APA?
Singular Nouns
45. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Feminine Nouns
Exclamation Point
Writing Activities
Simple Pronouns
46. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Phrases
Reference works
Sematics
Doublespeak
47. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Complex Sentence
Objective Case Noun
Effective Sentence
Compound Sentence
48. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Sociolinguistics
APA?
Writing Activities
English origins
49. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Psycholinguistics
Imperative Sentence
Compound Sentence
Masculine Nouns
50. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Classification
Counterpoint