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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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






5. Each other - one another






6. The study of meaning in a language






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






8. Modern Language Association






9. 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






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






11. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.)






17. 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






18. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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'






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






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






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






39. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






41. Study of the history and origin of words






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






43. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule