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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






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






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






4. 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.)






5. 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) -






6. 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.






7. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






9. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






10. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






14. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






20. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Angela dances.






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






36. Marks






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Film - art - media and so on






43. 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






44. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






45. 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'






46. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






48. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






50. 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