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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Angela dances.






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






3. The study of the structure of sentences






4. E.g. floor - desk - computer






5. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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.)






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






12. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






13. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






16. Study of the structure of words






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






28. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






29. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






30. 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).






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






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






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






34. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






35. 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






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






37. Marks






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






40. Study of the history and origin of words






41. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






45. Film - art - media and so on






46. Each other - one another






47. 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






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






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






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







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