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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Modern Language Association






2. 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.






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






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






6. The order in which events happen in time.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Angela and Jay dance.






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






13. 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).






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






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






16. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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 sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. 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.)






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






37. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






40. Film - art - media and so on






41. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






42. The study of meaning in a language






43. Each other - one another






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






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






46. American Psycological Association






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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