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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. 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.






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






3. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






8. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Expresses action or condition of a person - place - or thing






18. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






20. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






21. 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






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






23. Study of the structure of words






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






29. 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.






30. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






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






34. E.g. floor - desk - computer






35. Modern Language Association






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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) -






40. 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).






41. 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.






42. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






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






44. 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).






45. Angela and Jay dance.






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






47. 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.






48. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






50. The study of meaning in a language







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