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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. E.g. floor - desk - computer






13. Marks






14. 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






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






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






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






18. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






19. 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).






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






21. 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.






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






23. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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. 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.






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






27. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






30. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






31. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






32. 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.)






33. Angela dances.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






43. Study of the structure of words






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






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






46. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.






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






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






49. Modern Language Association






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