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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Angela and Jay dance.






2. Study of the structure of words






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






4. Each other - one another






5. Film - art - media and so on






6. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Angela dances.






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






13. Marks






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






15. 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) -






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






17. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






19. Study of the history and origin of words






20. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






23. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.)






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






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






45. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.






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






47. The order in which events happen in time.






48. 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.






49. 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






50. 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.