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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






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






3. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






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






5. The study of the structure of sentences






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






13. E.g. floor - desk - computer






14. The order in which events happen in time.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






21. 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) -






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






40. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






41. 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






42. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'






43. 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.)






44. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






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






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






47. Marks






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






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






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






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