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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. 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.






3. American Psycological Association






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






5. The analysis of how sounds funtion in a langauge or dialect






6. Angela dances.






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






17. 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






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






19. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill. SWIMMING is Alice's favourite form of exercise.






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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






29. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






30. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Study of the structure of words






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






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






40. 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'






41. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






42. The study of meaning in a language






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






44. 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) -






45. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






47. Pronouns used to ask questions. What - which - who - whom - whose e.g. WHAT is going on? WHO turned off the lights?






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






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






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