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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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'






2. American Psycological Association






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






4. 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) -






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






6. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






7. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject






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






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






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






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






12. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






14. 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






15. The study of the structure of sentences






16. Marks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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).






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






27. The order in which events happen in time.






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.)






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






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






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






38. Refer to people or animals - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - me - him - her - us - them e.g. THEY told US that THEY were going to meet HER at the mall.






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






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






41. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






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







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