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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






4. Study of the structure of words






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






6. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






8. American Psycological Association






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






10. 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).






11. 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






12. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






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






14. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






17. 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.






18. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






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






20. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.)






28. Modern Language Association






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






39. 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






40. The study of the structure of sentences






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






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






47. Study of the history and origin of words






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






49. 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).






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