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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






3. 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






4. Angela dances.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Study of the history and origin of words






17. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






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






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






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






21. Study of the structure of words






22. 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'






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






24. 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.






25. 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).






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






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






28. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






29. 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






30. Reference works online. Search engines or portals (sites that list many resources and websites) to gather ideas and information.






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






32. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






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






37. 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) -






38. 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.)






39. Modern Language Association






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Angela and Jay dance.