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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Neutral Nouns
Phrasal Pronouns
Present Tense
Participle Verb
2. 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
Phonetics
Student - created sources
Simple Pronouns
Hyphen
3. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Singular Nouns
Compound Pronouns
Jargon
Exclamation Point
4. 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) -
Etymology
Indefinite Pronouns
Simple Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
5. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Common Nouns
Conditional Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Verbs
6. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball
Concrete Nouns
Comma
Sociolinguistics
Cause and Effect
7. E.g. floor - desk - computer
Intensive Pronouns
Neutral Nouns
Proper Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
8. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!
Exclamatory Sentence
Syntax
Classification
Possessive Case Pronoun
9. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Plural Nouns
Intransitive Verbs
Singular Nouns
10. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Imperative Sentence
Simple Sentence
Antecedent
Style
11. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison
Past Tense
Common Nouns
Style
12. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Feminine Nouns
Past Tense
Transitive Verbs
Ethnolinguistics
13. 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).
Imperative Sentence
Feminine Nouns
Transitive Verbs
To cite a book in APA format
14. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Simple Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Present Perfect Tense
Independent clause with two phrases
15. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Student - created sources
Cause and Effect
Interrogative Sentence
Complex Sentence
16. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Plural Nouns
Effective Sentence
Present Perfect Tense
Compound/ Complex Sentence
17. Shows possession or ownership
Praise
Possessive Pronouns
Gerund
Possessive Case Noun
18. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Psycholinguistics
Sarcasm
APA?
Proper Nouns
19. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Compound subject - single predicate
Past Tense
Proper Nouns
20. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect
Illustration
Phonology
Style
Climax
21. 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.
Present Tense
Objective Case Pronoun
Compound Sentence
Possessive Pronouns
22. Study of the structure of words
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Morphology
23. The study of the structure of sentences
Ineffective Sentences
Phrasal Pronouns
Syntax
Masculine Nouns
24. Modern Language Association
Common Nouns
MLA
Syntax
Reflective Pronouns
25. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.
Objective Case Pronoun
Sematics
Masculine Nouns
Tone
26. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Collective Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Classification
Intensive Pronouns
27. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.
Conditional Sentence
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Possessive Pronouns
28. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Doublespeak
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Objective Case Pronoun
Ambiguity
29. The study of meaning in a language
Style
English origins
Sematics
Praise
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.
How to site for a book in MLA format
Compound subject - compound predicate
Intensive Pronouns
Ethnolinguistics
31. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Morphology
Reciprocal Pronouns
Parentheses
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
32. 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.
point of view
Psycholinguistics
Apostrophe
English origins
33. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Ethnolinguistics
Interrogative Pronouns
Classification
Parentheses
34. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Verbs
Internet
Question Mark
Conditional Sentence
35. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Singular Nouns
Common Nouns
To cite a book in APA format
Objective Case Noun
36. 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
Imperative Sentence
Illustration
Dash
Compound Pronouns
37. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Euphemism
Phonetics
Collective Nouns
Present Perfect Tense
38. Angela and Jay dance.
Compound subject - single predicate
Antecedent
Comparison
Past Perfect Tense
39. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Sociolinguistics
Concrete Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
Brackets
40. 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.
Personal Pronouns
Period
Masculine Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
41. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Abstract Nouns
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Period
Style
42. Study of the history and origin of words
Singular Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Praise
Etymology
43. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'
Masculine Nouns
Hyphen
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Nominative Case Noun
44. 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.
Imperative Sentence
Writing Activities
Relative Pronouns
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
45. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Reciprocal Pronouns
Pragmatics
Proper Nouns
Possessive Pronouns
46. 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
Transitive Verbs
Illustration
Present Perfect Tense
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
47. 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.
Possessive Case Noun
Possessive Pronouns
Adjective
Question Mark
48. 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
Concrete Nouns
Declarative Sentence
Present Perfect Tense
49. 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
Nominative Case Pronoun
Infinitive Verb
Declarative Sentence
Morphology
50. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Effective Sentence
Illustration
Infinitive Verb
Counterpoint