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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. 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






4. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






5. 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'






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






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






8. 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






9. Angela dances.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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) -






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






18. 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.)






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






20. 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.






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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. Film - art - media and so on






34. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






35. The study of meaning in a language






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






37. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






39. 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






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






41. American Psycological Association






42. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






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






44. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






46. 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.






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






48. The study of the structure of sentences






49. Marks






50. 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