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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






3. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






4. 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.






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






6. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






9. 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.)






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. 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).






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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






20. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






22. Shows possession or ownership






23. The study of meaning in a language






24. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






25. 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






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






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






28. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. The study of the structure of sentences






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






43. Angela and Jay dance.






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






45. 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).






46. 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.






47. 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






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






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






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