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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






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






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






4. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






5. 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.






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






7. 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).






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






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






10. The order in which events happen in time.






11. 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.






12. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






13. 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.






14. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






23. 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






24. 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.






25. 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).






26. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






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






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






32. Angela dances.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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) -






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






41. The study of the structure of sentences






42. 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






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






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






45. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






50. 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