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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






10. The study of the structure of sentences






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






12. 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'






13. Marks






14. Angela and Jay dance.






15. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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






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






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






29. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






33. The order in which events happen in time.






34. Angela dances.






35. Modern Language Association






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






37. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






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






39. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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 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.






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






44. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






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






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