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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.)






11. Shows possession or ownership






12. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






16. Study of the structure of words






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






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






19. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






21. Modern Language Association






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






23. 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






24. 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.






25. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






26. 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






27. 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).






28. 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






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






30. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






44. The study of meaning in a language






45. Angela and Jay dance.






46. American Psycological Association






47. 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.






48. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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