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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






2. Modern Language Association






3. 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.






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.






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






6. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






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






8. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






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






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






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






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






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






14. Study of the history and origin of words






15. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






16. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






17. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






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






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






20. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






21. 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.






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






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






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






26. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






28. Each other - one another






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. The order in which events happen in time.






35. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.)






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






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






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






43. 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'






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






45. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).