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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Shows possession or ownership






2. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






3. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






10. Modern Language Association






11. 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.






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






13. The order in which events happen in time.






14. 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).






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






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






17. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






18. Angela and Jay dance.






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






21. Marks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






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






34. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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