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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Each other - one another






2. The study of the structure of sentences






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






4. A sentence that gives a command Example: Please take the dog out for a walk.






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






6. The order in which events happen in time.






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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Film - art - media and so on






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






18. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. Unnatural language - such as cliches and inappropriate jargon - Nonstandard language or unparallel construction - Errors such as disagreement between pronouns and referent - Short - stilted sentences; run - on sentenences; or sentence fragments






25. 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'






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






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






28. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






31. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. The study of language as it relates to culture - frequently associated with minorty linguistic groups within the larger culture






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






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






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






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






43. 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) -






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






45. 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).






46. A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses - often joined by one or more conjunctions Ex: Perry wants to stay in shape - so he rides his bicycle for exercise.






47. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






48. 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.






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






50. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!