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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






4. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






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






6. Modern Language Association






7. 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'






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






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






14. American Psycological Association






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






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






17. E.g. floor - desk - computer






18. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






21. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






23. 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).






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






25. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






26. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






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






28. Angela and Jay dance.






29. 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.






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. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






32. Shows possession or ownership






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






40. 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






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






42. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






43. 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.






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) -






45. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






46. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






47. 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






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






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






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