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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






8. 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






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






10. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is






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






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






13. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






22. 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).






23. Marks






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






25. 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'






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






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






28. 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.)






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






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






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






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






33. 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).






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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) -






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






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






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