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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Marks






3. The study of the structure of sentences






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






5. 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






6. 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).






7. American Psycological Association






8. Shows possession or ownership






9. Each other - one another






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






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






12. 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).






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






14. The study of meaning in a language






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






16. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






17. 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






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






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






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






21. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






24. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






25. Angela and Jay dance.






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






27. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






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






29. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






34. Study of the history and origin of words






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






36. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






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







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