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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Modern Language Association






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






9. 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) -






10. 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






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






12. The study of the structure of sentences






13. Study of the structure of words






14. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






15. The study of meaning in a language






16. 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






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






18. 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).






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






27. Each other - one another






28. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






40. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Study of the history and origin of words






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






47. 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.






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






49. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






50. 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







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