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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






8. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






20. 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) -






21. Marks






22. 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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Film - art - media and so on






28. 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).






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






30. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






34. The order in which events happen in time.






35. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






50. American Psycological Association







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