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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






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






3. Modern Language Association






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






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






6. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






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






8. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






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






10. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






11. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped






12. 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.)






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






14. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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) -






23. Angela dances.






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






31. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Study of the structure of words






44. Shows possession or ownership






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. 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






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






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






49. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






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