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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






4. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Film - art - media and so on






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






18. 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'






19. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






20. The study of meaning in a language






21. 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).






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






23. The study of the structure of sentences






24. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. American Psycological Association






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






49. Study of the structure of words






50. 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