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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Study of the structure of words






3. 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.






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






5. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






10. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






12. Angela dances.






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. Marks






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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).






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






33. 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).






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






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






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






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






38. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






42. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






45. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






46. 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






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






48. Study of the history and origin of words






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






50. The study of meaning in a language