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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






2. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






13. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






20. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






21. 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






22. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. Marks






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






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






31. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'






37. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






38. Pronouns combined with self or selves myself - ourselves - yourself yourselves - himself - herself - itself - oneself themselves






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






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






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






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






44. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing






45. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






46. Angela dances.






47. 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.






48. Shows possession or ownership






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






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