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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






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






10. 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) -






11. 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.






12. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






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






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






20. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






31. 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).






32. Name only one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzen - city - house - earthquake






33. Each other - one another






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






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






36. Marks






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






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






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






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






41. The study of the structure of sentences






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






43. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






46. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






48. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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