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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






8. Angela dances.






9. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






10. 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






11. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






19. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






21. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






28. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






32. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






45. 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






46. Marks






47. 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) -






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






49. Modern Language Association






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