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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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).






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






17. Study of the structure of words






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






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






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






27. The order in which events happen in time.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






34. 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.






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






36. Each other - one another






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






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






39. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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) -






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






45. Study of the history and origin of words






46. Angela and Jay dance.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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).