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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






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






3. E.g. floor - desk - computer






4. 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'






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






6. 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).






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






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






10. Modern Language Association






11. 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.)






12. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






15. The study of meaning in a language






16. 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.






17. Marks






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






19. 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).






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






21. 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) -






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






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






24. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






29. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






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






34. Angela and Jay dance.






35. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






46. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






47. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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