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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Each other - one another






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






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






5. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






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






7. 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.






8. The study of meaning in a language






9. American Psycological Association






10. E.g. floor - desk - computer






11. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Modern Language Association






21. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






22. The study of the structure of sentences






23. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. Angela dances.






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






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






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






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






42. 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'






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






44. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






47. 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).






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






49. 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.)






50. 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