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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. The order in which events happen in time.






2. The study of the structure of sentences






3. 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).






4. 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.






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






6. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






23. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.)






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






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






30. When the action begins in the past but concludes in the present e.g. Tom 'has ordered' the same thing for lunch every day this month.






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






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






33. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






36. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






37. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






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






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






40. 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) -






41. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






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






44. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






47. Marks






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






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






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