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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






2. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






3. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






4. E.g. floor - desk - computer






5. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






6. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






7. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






8. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






9. Marks






10. Each other - one another






11. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






12. 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.)






13. Study of the history and origin of words






14. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






15. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






16. 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






17. 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






18. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






19. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






20. 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.






21. 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'






22. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






23. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






24. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball






25. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






26. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






27. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






28. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






29. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






30. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






31. 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.






32. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






33. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






34. 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






35. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






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






37. Shows possession or ownership






38. Film - art - media and so on






39. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






40. Angela dances.






41. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






42. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






43. 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).






44. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






45. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






46. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






47. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






48. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






49. Angela and Jay dance.






50. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.