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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






2. 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).






3. Modern Language Association






4. 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.






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






6. 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'






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






8. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






11. 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.






12. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






13. 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.






14. A person - place - or thing that is not specific Example: woman - lion - toy - house






15. American Psycological Association






16. The study of meaning in a language






17. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period






18. 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






19. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






20. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






23. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






25. 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) -






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






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






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






29. Angela and Jay dance.






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






39. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






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






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






42. 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.






43. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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