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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.)






2. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






4. Study of the structure of words






5. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






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






7. The order in which events happen in time.






8. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. American Psycological Association






22. 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






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






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






25. The study of meaning in a language






26. 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






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






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






29. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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. 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






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






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






42. 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) -






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






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






45. 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).






46. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period






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






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






49. Each other - one another






50. Modern Language Association