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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. The study of the structure of sentences






8. 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) -






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






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






11. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






12. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






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






14. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






19. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






21. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.)






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






27. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






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






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






30. 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.






31. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






35. Study of the history and origin of words






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






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






42. 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






43. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






44. 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






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






46. The study of meaning in a language






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






48. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






50. Study of the structure of words