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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






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






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






4. 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.






5. The study of the structure of sentences






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






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






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






9. Film - art - media and so on






10. The order in which events happen in time.






11. 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






12. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






13. 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'






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






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






16. Marks






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






18. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






26. 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.






27. Modern Language Association






28. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






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






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






38. American Psycological Association






39. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






50. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






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