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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






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






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






6. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






8. The study of the structure of sentences






9. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






10. 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.






11. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






12. 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.






13. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






17. Angela dances.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






35. Shows possession or ownership






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






37. 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'






38. 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).






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






40. 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






41. Study of the structure of words






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






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






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






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






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







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