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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






5. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






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






7. Modern Language Association






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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'






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






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17. 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






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






19. 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.)






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






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






22. 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.






23. Shows possession or ownership






24. Study of the history and origin of words






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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) -






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






32. 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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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).






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






40. 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.






41. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






42. American Psycological Association






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






44. Study of the structure of words






45. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






46. Can be direct object - an indirect object - or an object of a preposition






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






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






49. 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.






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