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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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).






7. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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) -






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






15. 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).






16. Each other - one another






17. 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






18. American Psycological Association






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






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






22. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






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. 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.






25. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






27. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






35. Angela dances.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. 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'






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






47. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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