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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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) -






9. 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).






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. The study of meaning in a language






18. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






19. Modern Language Association






20. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






24. 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






25. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






32. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






34. Each other - one another






35. The study of the structure of sentences






36. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






37. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






40. 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).






41. 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'






42. 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






43. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






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






45. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






47. 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.)






48. 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.






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






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







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