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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped






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






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






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






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






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






7. Marks






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






9. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






11. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






12. 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) -






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






14. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






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






16. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






30. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






34. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






45. 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






46. The order in which events happen in time.






47. Angela dances.






48. The study of meaning in a language






49. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






50. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.







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