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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Modern Language Association






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






3. 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.






4. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






5. 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.






6. 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






7. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Angela dances.






17. Shows possession or ownership






18. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






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






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






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






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






23. Study of the history and origin of words






24. The order in which events happen in time.






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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).






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






41. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






42. 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.)






43. American Psycological Association






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






49. 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.






50. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?