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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






2. American Psycological Association






3. The study of the structure of sentences






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






8. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






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






18. 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).






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






36. 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.






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






38. 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).






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






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






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






43. Study of the history and origin of words






44. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






45. 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.






46. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






48. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






49. 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






50. 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.