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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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) -






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






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






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






10. Angela dances.






11. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






13. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






15. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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).






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






25. 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.






26. 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.)






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






28. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






45. 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






46. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






50. Each other - one another