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






3. 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.






4. Each other - one another






5. 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






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






7. Angela and Jay dance.






8. Study of the structure of words






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






13. 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) -






14. The order in which events happen in time.






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






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






17. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






31. American Psycological Association






32. 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






33. 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






34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






38. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The study of meaning in a language






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






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






49. 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.)






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