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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Shows possession or ownership






2. 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.)






3. Study of the history and origin of words






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






5. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






23. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






25. Each other - one another






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. Marks






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Study of the structure of words






43. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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