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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






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






3. 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).






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






5. Angela dances.






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






7. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - publishing and evaluating






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






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






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






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






25. Study of the structure of words






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.)






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






40. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






41. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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.






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