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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






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






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






13. The study of meaning in a language






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






15. E.g. floor - desk - computer






16. 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) -






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






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






19. 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






20. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Each other - one another






32. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






37. 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.)






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






39. The order in which events happen in time.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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






45. Modern Language Association






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






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






48. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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