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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






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






3. 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.






4. People - places - or things that can be experienced by the senses e.g. bear - Gold Miner Restaurant - basketball






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






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






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






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






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






10. American Psycological Association






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






12. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Film - art - media and so on






22. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






24. 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).






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






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






27. 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.






28. The order in which events happen in time.






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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) -






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






35. 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






36. The study of the structure of sentences






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






38. 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






39. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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. Angela dances.






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






45. Marks






46. Modern Language Association






47. 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).






48. 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.






49. 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






50. 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