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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric
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1. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.
Imperative Sentence
Phonology
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Indefinite Nouns
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
Rhetoric organizational patterns
Dash
Intransitive Verbs
Sociolinguistics
3. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.
Apostrophe
Morphology
Demonstrative Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
4. The writer shows how events and their results are related
Climax
Neutral Nouns
Cause and Effect
Imperative Sentence
5. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.
English origins
Nominative Case Pronoun
To cite a book in APA format
Declarative Sentence
6. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -
Common Nouns
Objective Case Noun
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Indefinite Nouns
7. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Ethnolinguistics
To cite a book in APA format
Collective Nouns
8. 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
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
Climax
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Adverbs
9. Marks
Past Perfect Tense
Brackets
Possessive Case Pronoun
Sematics
10. 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.
Phonology
Imperative Sentence
Reciprocal Pronouns
Past Perfect Tense
11. 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
Illustration
Nominative Case Pronoun
Complex Sentence
Independent clause with two phrases
12. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age
Nominative Case Pronoun
Collective Nouns
Singular Nouns
Sociolinguistics
13. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?
Possessive Case Noun
Question Mark
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Interrogative Sentence
14. 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.
Euphemism
Collective Nouns
Gerund
Interrogative Pronouns
15. 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.
Relative Pronouns
Possessive Case Pronoun
Feminine Nouns
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
16. Film - art - media and so on
Verbs
Doublespeak
Collective Nouns
Other sources
17. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
Present Tense
Indefinite Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Writing Activities
18. 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
Chronological order
Conditional Sentence
Dash
Counterpoint
19. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.
Question Mark
Effective Sentence
Sarcasm
Plural Nouns
20. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning
Phrases
English origins
Objective Case Noun
Pragmatics
21. The study of the structure of sentences
Past Tense
location
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Syntax
22. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.
Past Tense
Doublespeak
Tone
Possessive Case Pronoun
23. 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
Past Tense
Period
Apostrophe
24. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house
Common Nouns
Intensive Pronouns
Ambiguity
Future Perfect Tense
25. 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
Infinitive Verb
Conditional Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
26. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details
Illustration
Stages of the Writing Process (in order)
Exclamatory Sentence
Relative Pronouns
27. Angela dances.
Illustration
Dash
Counterpoint
Single Subject - Single Predicate
28. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her
Psycholinguistics
Indefinite Nouns
Verbs
Possessive Case Pronoun
29. American Psycological Association
Transitive Verbs
How to site for a book in MLA format
APA?
Historical and political influences on language acquistioin
30. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.
Internet
Feminine Nouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Cause and Effect
31. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.
Present Tense
Dash
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Conditional Sentence
32. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?
Adverbs
Objective Case Noun
Phonetics
Indefinite Pronouns
33. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
Parentheses
Sematics
Phrases
Ambiguity
34. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.
Adjective
Transitive Verbs
Compound Sentence
Climax
35. 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
Hyphen
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Adjective
Independent clause with two phrases
36. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what
Gerund
Tone
Illustration
Simple Pronouns
37. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves
Compound Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Apostrophe
Hyphen
38. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling
Exclamation Point
Relative Pronouns
point of view
Euphemism
39. The order in which events happen in time.
Chronological order
Possessive Case Pronoun
Interrogative Pronouns
Comma
40. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others
Praise
Sociolinguistics
Verbs
Morphology
41. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources
Exclamatory Sentence
Infinitive Verb
Effective Sentence
Types of Source Material for Writing
42. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -
Plural Nouns
Simple Sentence
Possessive Case Noun
Possessive Case Pronoun
43. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Linking or Connecting Verbs
Objective Case Pronoun
Nominative Case Pronoun
Simple Sentence
44. 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) -
Gerund
Comparison
Simple Sentence
Indefinite Pronouns
45. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Reference works
Adjective
Dash
Comparison
46. Modern Language Association
Praise
MLA
Past Perfect Tense
Question Mark
47. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'
Participle Verb
Question Mark
Interrogative Pronouns
Dash
48. 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
APA?
Euphemism
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Exclamatory Sentence
49. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Sociolinguistics
Phrasal Pronouns
Proper Nouns
50. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing
Ethnolinguistics
Masculine Nouns
Verbs
Comparison