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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






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






4. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Marks






20. Shows possession or ownership






21. Study of the history and origin of words






22. 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






23. 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






24. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






27. 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).






28. 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






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






30. Reflexive pronouns that emphasize a noun or another pronoun e.g. Jon HIMSELF - she HERSELF - the group THEMSELVES We OURSELVES formed the new drama club.






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






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






33. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






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






35. The study of the structure of sentences






36. 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.






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






38. 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).






39. The order in which events happen in time.






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






41. Connect the subject and the subject complement (an adjective - noun - or noun equivalent) Example: It 'was' rainy. Erin 'is' happy.






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. 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






44. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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