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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






2. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Angela and Jay dance.






17. E.g. floor - desk - computer






18. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Study of the history and origin of words






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






26. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






27. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Modern Language Association






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






37. Angela dances.






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






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






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






41. The study of the structure of sentences






42. 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.






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






44. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






49. The order in which events happen in time.






50. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'







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