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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.)






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






16. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






17. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






18. The order in which events happen in time.






19. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






22. Modern Language Association






23. 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






24. 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.






25. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






26. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






40. Marks






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






42. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. 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) -