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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.
Plural Nouns
Simple Pronouns
Comma
Future Tense
2. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
point of view
Intransitive Verbs
Ethnolinguistics
Phonology
3. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Objective Case Noun
Verbs
Praise
Interrogative Pronouns
4. 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.
MLA
Interrogative Sentence
Transitive Verbs
Relative Pronouns
5. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Student - created sources
Cause and Effect
Objective Case Pronoun
Infinitive Verb
6. 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
How to site for a book in MLA format
Brackets
Ineffective Sentences
Future Perfect Tense
7. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
How to site for a book in MLA format
Indefinite Pronouns
Chronological order
Adverbs
8. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Indefinite Pronouns
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Masculine Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
9. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Climax
Question Mark
Chronological order
10. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Ethnolinguistics
Illustration
Interrogative Sentence
11. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Conditional Sentence
Future Perfect Tense
Compound Pronouns
Singular Nouns
12. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Counterpoint
Phrases
Nominative Case Pronoun
Reflective Pronouns
13. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Cause and Effect
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
APA?
Imperative Sentence
14. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Reflective Pronouns
Proper Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
15. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Apostrophe
Jargon
To cite a book in APA format
Reciprocal Pronouns
16. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Compound subject - single predicate
Period
Demonstrative Pronouns
Parentheses
17. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Adverbs
Writing Activities
Clauses
Complex Sentence
18. 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
Phonetics
Possessive Case Noun
Effective Sentence
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
19. Marks
Brackets
Morphology
Interrogative Sentence
Counterpoint
20. Shows possession or ownership
Possessive Case Noun
Past Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
Praise
21. Study of the history and origin of words
Etymology
Climax
Style
To cite a book in APA format
22. 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
Interrogative Sentence
Reference works
Compound Sentence
Style
23. 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 Pronoun
Other sources
Comparison
Intransitive Verbs
24. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Counterpoint
Personal Pronouns
Sarcasm
Masculine Nouns
25. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Plural Nouns
Period
Counterpoint
Phrases
26. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Verbs
Types of Source Material for Writing
Personal Pronouns
27. 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).
Intensive Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
Question Mark
Transitive Verbs
28. 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
How to site for a book in MLA format
Conditional Sentence
Masculine Nouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
29. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Period
Brackets
Personal Pronouns
Collective Nouns
30. 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.
Possessive Case Noun
Psycholinguistics
Intensive Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
31. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Personal Pronouns
Reference works
Phrases
Illustration
32. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Tone
Intensive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Counterpoint
33. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Exclamatory Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Rhetoric organizational patterns
34. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Reflective Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Interrogative Sentence
Concrete Nouns
35. The study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Types of Source Material for Writing
Nominative Case Pronoun
Phrasal Pronouns
36. 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.
Compound Pronouns
Classification
Exclamation Point
Future Perfect Tense
37. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Compound Sentence
Comma
Clauses
Psycholinguistics
38. 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).
Praise
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Simple Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
39. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Phrasal Pronouns
Cause and Effect
Comma
40. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Reference works
Compound Sentence
Common Nouns
Internet
41. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
location
Interrogative Sentence
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Present Tense
42. 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.)
Complex Sentence
Counterpoint
Adjective
Feminine Nouns
43. 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
Question Mark
Infinitive Verb
Classification
Proper Nouns
44. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Compound subject - compound predicate
Phrases
Comma
Comparison
45. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Singular Nouns
Phonetics
Sarcasm
46. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Nominative Case Noun
Phrasal Pronouns
Morphology
Common Nouns
47. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Exclamation Point
Plural Nouns
Conditional Sentence
48. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Ethnolinguistics
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Interrogative Pronouns
Common Nouns
49. 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.
Writing Activities
Verbs
English origins
Possessive Pronouns
50. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
location
Psycholinguistics
Personal Pronouns
Question Mark