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






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






4. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






7. American Psycological Association






8. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






10. 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.






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






12. Angela and Jay dance.






13. The study of the structure of sentences






14. The study of meaning in a language






15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Film - art - media and so on






31. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






35. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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).






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






45. Marks






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






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






48. 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






49. 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.






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