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






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






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






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






6. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Gender nouns that are nonspecific (i.e. chairperson - politician - president - professor - flight attendant) Example: Politican - doctor - principal - teacher - student -






22. 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.






23. 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






24. Angela dances.






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






26. American Psycological Association






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






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






29. 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






30. 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) -






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






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






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






34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






37. Marks






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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).






47. Study of the history and origin of words






48. 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.






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






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






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