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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. The study of the structure of sentences






2. 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






3. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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).






11. The study of meaning in a language






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.)






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Angela and Jay dance.






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






22. 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.






23. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






25. 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.






26. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. Each other - one another






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






34. 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) -






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






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






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






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






39. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. Angela dances.






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






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






50. 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.