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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Angela dances.






3. 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






4. Marks






5. 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.






6. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






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






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






10. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






12. 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).






13. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. Modern Language Association






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






27. 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.






28. Shows possession or ownership






29. 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.






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






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






32. Study of the structure of words






33. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






43. 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






44. Each other - one another






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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