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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Simple Sentence
Brackets
Question Mark
Abstract Nouns
2. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.
Counterpoint
Singular Nouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
Comparison
3. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the
Question Mark
Comparison
Adjective
Concrete Nouns
4. Marks
Effective Sentence
Clauses
Brackets
Praise
5. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Sarcasm
Ineffective Sentences
Classification
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
Climax
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Adverbs
Dash
7. The study of the structure of sentences
Declarative Sentence
Comparison
Intransitive Verbs
Syntax
8. Film - art - media and so on
Present Perfect Tense
Other sources
To cite a book in APA format
Intensive Pronouns
9. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.
Declarative Sentence
Present Tense
English origins
Objective Case Pronoun
10. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Phonetics
Present Perfect Tense
Simple Pronouns
11. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Cause and Effect
Counterpoint
Simple Sentence
Phonology
12. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
Compound Sentence
Common Nouns
Clauses
Exclamation Point
13. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Ambiguity
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Imperative Sentence
14. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute
Pragmatics
Phrases
Possessive Case Pronoun
Future Perfect Tense
15. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.
Gerund
Interrogative Pronouns
Conditional Sentence
Transitive Verbs
16. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture
Psycholinguistics
Ethnolinguistics
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Independent clause with two phrases
17. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Reflective Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
Abstract Nouns
Tone
18. 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
Compound Pronouns
Infinitive Verb
Apostrophe
Effective Sentence
19. 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.
Comma
Indefinite Pronouns
Compound Sentence
How to site for a book in MLA format
20. Study of the structure of words
Morphology
Neutral Nouns
MLA
Declarative Sentence
21. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.
Comma
Chronological order
Sarcasm
Collective Nouns
22. 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
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Praise
Participle Verb
Nominative Case Pronoun
23. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Pragmatics
Participle Verb
Question Mark
24. 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
Style
Gerund
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Participle Verb
25. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
Future Tense
Counterpoint
Intensive Pronouns
Adverbs
26. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)
Interrogative Pronouns
Nominative Case Pronoun
English origins
point of view
27. 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.
English origins
Concrete Nouns
Personal Pronouns
Compound subject - compound predicate
28. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Ethnolinguistics
How to site for a book in MLA format
Climax
Nominative Case Pronoun
29. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room
Euphemism
Present Perfect Tense
Imperative Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
30. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Question Mark
Pragmatics
Compound Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
31. 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) -
Complex Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
Simple Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
32. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Doublespeak
Parentheses
point of view
Infinitive Verb
33. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Writing Activities
Verbs
Reflective Pronouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
34. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Doublespeak
Possessive Case Pronoun
Exclamatory Sentence
Brackets
35. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.
Verbs
Simple Sentence
Future Tense
How to site for a book in MLA format
36. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.
Reflective Pronouns
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Internet
Nominative Case Pronoun
37. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Classification
Hyphen
Syntax
Illustration
38. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Cause and Effect
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Imperative Sentence
Psycholinguistics
39. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise
Interrogative Pronouns
Infinitive Verb
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Jargon
40. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Jargon
Etymology
MLA
Parentheses
41. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition
Tone
Ambiguity
Objective Case Noun
Collective Nouns
42. 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).
Climax
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Collective Nouns
Exclamation Point
43. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Present Tense
Comparison
Participle Verb
Internet
44. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Chronological order
Singular Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
45. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Verbs
Phrases
Parentheses
Effective Sentence
46. 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 Pronouns
Abstract Nouns
Sociolinguistics
Phonology
47. 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.
Ambiguity
Personal Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
Style
48. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Praise
Objective Case Noun
Comparison
Neutral Nouns
49. Shows possession or ownership
Indefinite Nouns
Adjective
Ineffective Sentences
Possessive Case Noun
50. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner
Question Mark
location
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Possessive Pronouns