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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. Modern Language Association






4. Film - art - media and so on






5. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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).






12. 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






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






14. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. 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.






22. Study of the structure of words






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






28. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






36. Shows possession or ownership






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






38. Can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows a linking verb e.g. 'be'






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






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






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






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






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






44. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






47. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






49. 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'






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






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