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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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






2. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






4. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Angela dances.






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Modern Language Association






24. The study of meaning in a language






25. 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






26. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.)






44. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






47. 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'






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






49. American Psycological Association






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







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