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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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






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






3. Each other - one another






4. 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'






5. 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






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






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






8. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






17. 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






18. 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.






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






20. 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) -






21. 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).






22. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.






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






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






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






26. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






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






28. Angela dances.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






36. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






38. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. Angela and Jay dance.






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






44. Modern Language Association






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






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






47. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






48. E.g. floor - desk - computer






49. The order in which events happen in time.






50. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner