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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






23. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. Study of the structure of words






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






31. 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.






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






33. Modern Language Association






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






35. The order in which events happen in time.






36. 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






37. The study of meaning in a language






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






39. The study of the structure of sentences






40. 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).






41. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






42. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






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






45. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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