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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. 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'






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






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






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






6. 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.)






7. 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) -






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






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






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






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






12. The writer states the details first and places the topic sentence at the end.






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






14. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






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






16. Marks






17. 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.






18. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






19. Angela and Jay dance.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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).






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






31. The study of meaning in a language






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






33. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






34. Film - art - media and so on






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






36. 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.






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






38. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. The order in which events happen in time.






45. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






48. 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






49. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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