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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






3. Study of the structure of words






4. Each other - one another






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






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






16. 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






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






18. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses Ex: When Sara turned seven (dependent c) - her mother planned a birthday party for her (independent c) - and Sara invited everyone in her class (independent c).






19. Angela dances.






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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.)






25. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






27. The study of the structure of sentences






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






29. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






30. Study of the history and origin of words






31. 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.






32. Shows possession or ownership






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The order in which events happen in time.






42. 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.






43. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Angela and Jay dance.