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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






2. 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






3. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






4. 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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Study of the structure of words






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






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






13. 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).






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






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






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






17. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Modern Language Association






33. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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'






41. 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.)






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






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






49. 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.






50. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children