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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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 a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






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






6. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.)






12. 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.






13. 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






14. 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'






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






16. Film - art - media and so on






17. 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






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






19. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






20. 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).






21. 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






22. Angela dances.






23. Marks






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






25. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






27. The order in which events happen in time.






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






33. 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) -






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






35. Each other - one another






36. 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.






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






38. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






41. Angela and Jay dance.






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






43. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






44. Modern Language Association






45. The study of the structure of sentences






46. 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.






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






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






49. Shows possession or ownership






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule