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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. 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
Etymology
Style
Transitive Verbs
Parentheses
2. 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
Ethnolinguistics
Parentheses
Phonology
Intransitive Verbs
3. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?
Ethnolinguistics
Conditional Sentence
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Interrogative Pronouns
4. 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
Tone
Interrogative Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
5. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Objective Case Pronoun
Sarcasm
Other sources
6. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Possessive Pronouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Adverbs
Objective Case Pronoun
7. The study of meaning in a language
Sematics
Euphemism
Jargon
Style
8. Study of the structure of words
Etymology
Syntax
Illustration
Morphology
9. 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
Exclamation Point
Dash
point of view
Transitive Verbs
10. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Brackets
Comma
Future Tense
Imperative Sentence
11. 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.)
point of view
Psycholinguistics
Reflective Pronouns
Complex Sentence
12. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language
Psycholinguistics
Collective Nouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Jargon
13. 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.
Reciprocal Pronouns
Antecedent
Comma
Possessive Case Noun
14. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include
Participle Verb
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Parentheses
Pragmatics
15. 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) -
Praise
Indefinite Pronouns
Past Tense
Gerund
16. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Syntax
Compound Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
Pragmatics
17. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
To cite a book in APA format
Reflective Pronouns
Nominative Case Noun
Counterpoint
18. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Collective Nouns
Conditional Sentence
A partial list of rhetorical features that affect the voice of a piece:
Future Tense
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.
Cause and Effect
Compound Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Euphemism
20. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag
Verbs
Singular Nouns
Euphemism
Masculine Nouns
21. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
Syntax
Clauses
Student - created sources
Simple Sentence
22. 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.
Future Perfect Tense
Exclamation Point
Sociolinguistics
Rhetoric organizational patterns
23. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
Reference works
Concrete Nouns
English origins
Gerund
24. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Possessive Case Noun
Illustration
Compound Sentence
Past Tense
25. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth
Doublespeak
Adjective
Clauses
Rhetoric organizational patterns
26. 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
APA?
Infinitive Verb
Effective Sentence
27. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Conditional Sentence
Gerund
Question Mark
Future Perfect Tense
28. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Reference works
Past Tense
Compound subject - single predicate
Masculine Nouns
29. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Past Tense
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Climax
Style
30. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Style
Possessive Case Pronoun
Reflective Pronouns
Reference works
31. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Future Perfect Tense
Intransitive Verbs
Compound Pronouns
Period
32. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert
Present Tense
Sematics
Possessive Case Noun
Comparison
33. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
APA?
Clauses
Declarative Sentence
To cite a book in APA format
34. Angela and Jay dance.
Abstract Nouns
Compound/ Complex Sentence
Nominative Case Noun
Compound subject - single predicate
35. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -
Phonetics
Abstract Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Counterpoint
36. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate
To cite a book in APA format
Clauses
English origins
Imperative Sentence
37. 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.
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Clauses
Phrasal Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
38. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Dash
Phrasal Pronouns
Effective Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
39. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Proper Nouns
point of view
Collective Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
40. American Psycological Association
Sematics
APA?
Present Perfect Tense
Praise
41. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Classification
Writing Activities
Infinitive Verb
Simple Sentence
42. Marks
Clauses
Transitive Verbs
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Brackets
43. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Plural Nouns
How to site for a book in MLA format
Indefinite Pronouns
Common Nouns
44. 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
Single Subject - Single Predicate
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Clauses
Climax
45. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Complex Sentence
Imperative Sentence
Hyphen
Apostrophe
46. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Common Nouns
Ineffective Sentences
Counterpoint
Comparison
47. 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.
Types of Source Material for Writing
Relative Pronouns
Plural Nouns
Etymology
48. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Intensive Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Types of Source Material for Writing
Classification
49. Specialized language of a particular group or culture
Jargon
Pragmatics
point of view
Classification
50. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating
Possessive Pronouns
Declarative Sentence
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Future Tense
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