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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Group of words - describes person/thing - performs action - contains subject & predicate






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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).






5. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






6. The study of meaning in a language






7. 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'






8. Can be the subject of a clause - I - you - he - she - it - we - they - is a predicate nominative if it follows a 'be' verb or another linking verb and renames the subject






9. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






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






15. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






16. Shows possession or ownership






17. Film - art - media and so on






18. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






22. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






27. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






28. Angela dances.






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






30. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






35. 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).






36. 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.






37. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Each other - one another






43. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






44. The writer shows how events and their results are related






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






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