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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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.






2. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






5. The order in which events happen in time.






6. Marks






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






8. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






11. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






12. Study of the structure of words






13. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






15. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






23. Each other - one another






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






25. 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.






26. 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






27. The study of the structure of sentences






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






29. 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) -






30. 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






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






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






34. Angela and Jay dance.






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






36. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






37. 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






38. 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.






39. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






40. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






44. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






45. Shows possession or ownership






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






47. 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).






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






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






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