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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






8. Film - art - media and so on






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






10. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






14. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






15. 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) -






16. 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






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






18. Marks






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






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






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






27. Study of the structure of words






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






29. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






30. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






45. Shows possession or ownership






46. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






48. 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.






49. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






50. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling







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