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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. The study of meaning in a language






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






5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.)






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






19. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






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






21. Angela and Jay dance.






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






23. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






24. Study of the history and origin of words






25. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






27. 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






28. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






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 study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






32. American Psycological Association






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Marks






41. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






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