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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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) -






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






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






9. American Psycological Association






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






11. Each other - one another






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






13. 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).






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






20. The order in which events happen in time.






21. Modern Language Association






22. 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.)






23. 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






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






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






27. Film - art - media and so on






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






33. Study of the structure of words






34. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






45. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






48. The study of the structure of sentences






49. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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







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