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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. 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).






2. 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.






3. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






4. Study of the history and origin of words






5. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






7. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






8. Marks






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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).






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






17. Study of the structure of words






18. Each other - one another






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






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






21. 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) -






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. E.g. floor - desk - computer






40. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






50. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun