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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






2. 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.






3. 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






4. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






7. 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).






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Angela dances.






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






17. Shows possession or ownership






18. Film - art - media and so on






19. 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






20. Each other - one another






21. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






22. The order in which events happen in time.






23. 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).






24. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






27. Angela and Jay dance.






28. 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






29. Marks






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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






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






40. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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