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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






2. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






13. 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).






14. Film - art - media and so on






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






16. 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) -






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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






30. American Psycological Association






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






32. 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.






33. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






34. Study of the structure of words






35. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






36. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






42. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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