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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






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






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






4. The study of meaning in a language






5. Angela and Jay dance.






6. 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.)






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. The order in which events happen in time.






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






14. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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).






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Film - art - media and so on






40. 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.






41. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






43. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






44. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






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






46. Shows possession or ownership






47. 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






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






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






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