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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






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






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






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






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






6. Angela dances.






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






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






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






11. 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).






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






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






14. 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).






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Film - art - media and so on






25. Marks






26. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






36. Study of the history and origin of words






37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






38. Each other - one another






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






40. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






41. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






42. Study of the structure of words






43. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






44. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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