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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. American Psycological Association






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






11. 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






12. 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).






13. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






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






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






16. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






19. 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.






20. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






21. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






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






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






25. Angela and Jay dance.






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






27. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






28. 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






29. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






32. 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.






33. Each other - one another






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






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






36. 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) -






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






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






39. 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






40. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






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






42. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






45. Modern Language Association






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






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






48. 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






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






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