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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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. 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).






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






18. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






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






20. Each other - one another






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Study of the history and origin of words






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






32. Angela and Jay dance.






33. American Psycological Association






34. Angela dances.






35. Modern Language Association






36. The study of the structure of sentences






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






38. 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.






39. 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'






40. 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.






41. 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) -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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