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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Angela dances.






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






3. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






4. American Psycological Association






5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






6. 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






7. Each other - one another






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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).






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






24. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Study of the structure of words






42. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






46. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






47. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






49. 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.






50. The study of meaning in a language