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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






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






3. Angela dances.






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






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






6. 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






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






8. The order in which events happen in time.






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






14. 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






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






16. 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.)






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






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






19. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






21. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






22. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






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






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






28. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






32. The study of the structure of sentences






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






41. 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.






42. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






44. Study of the structure of words






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






46. Each other - one another






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






48. Study of the history and origin of words






49. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






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