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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






2. 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).






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Angela dances.






8. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






9. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






10. Each other - one another






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






12. American Psycological Association






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






22. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






23. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Marks






40. I - you - he - she - it we - they - who - what






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






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






43. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






46. The study of the structure of sentences






47. Angela and Jay dance.






48. Shows possession or ownership






49. 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.






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