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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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'






2. American Psycological Association






3. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






10. The study of meaning in a language






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






12. 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






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






14. Each other - one another






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






16. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






17. Study of the history and origin of words






18. 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.






19. Modern Language Association






20. 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






21. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






22. Marks






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






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






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






26. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. The order in which events happen in time.






39. A sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact. Example: If you build it - they will come.






40. 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).






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






49. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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