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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






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






3. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Each other - one another






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






10. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






11. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






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






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






15. Modern Language Association






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






21. 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.)






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






23. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






28. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






37. 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






38. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






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






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






41. Film - art - media and so on






42. Study of the history and origin of words






43. 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.






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






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






46. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






50. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms