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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Each other - one another






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






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






5. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






14. 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






15. 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) -






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






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






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






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






20. American Psycological Association






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






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






23. 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.






24. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






29. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person and number. e.g. The BOYS are going to the game this weekend. THEY need to buy tickets.






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






31. 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'






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Study of the history and origin of words






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






50. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling