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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






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






3. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






5. Modern Language Association






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






7. 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.)






8. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






13. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






15. Marks






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Angela dances.






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






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






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






25. 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).






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






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






28. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






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






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






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






32. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






36. The study of the structure of sentences






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






38. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






40. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






41. 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






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






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






44. The order in which events happen in time.






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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'






50. Study of the structure of words







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