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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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'






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






3. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. Example: Sam and Tom 'are enjoying' their dessert






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






11. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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






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






17. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






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






22. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






23. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






24. American Psycological Association






25. 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






26. E.g. floor - desk - computer






27. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






28. The study of meaning in a language






29. 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.






30. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






38. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






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






40. Angela dances.






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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) -






46. 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.






47. 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






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






49. Study of the structure of words






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule