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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Anglo - Saxon - which is a dialect of West Germanic. Half of the words in English come from French. Scientific words in English often have Greek or Latin roots.






2. Can be a direct object - an indirect object - or an object of the preposition - it - them etc.






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






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






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






6. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






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






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






11. The study of meaning in a language






12. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






14. 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).






15. 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






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 after an exclamation; strong feeling






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






27. Study of the structure of words






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






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






30. Modern Language Association






31. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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) -






36. 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.






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






38. 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).






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






40. 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






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






42. 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.






43. American Psycological Association






44. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






45. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






46. Marks






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






48. Shows possession or ownership






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






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