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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






2. Angela dances.






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






4. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.






5. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






6. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






7. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






8. 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.






9. 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).






10. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






11. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






12. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






13. The writer shows how events and their results are related






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






15. Modern Language Association






16. 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.






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






18. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






19. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






20. 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






21. 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.






22. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






23. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






28. E.g. floor - desk - computer






29. The study of the structure of sentences






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






31. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






32. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






33. 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'






34. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






36. 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.)






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






38. 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.






39. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






40. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






41. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






42. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






43. 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






44. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






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






46. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






47. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






48. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






49. Film - art - media and so on






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