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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. 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.






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






5. E.g. floor - desk - computer






6. Angela dances.






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






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






9. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






10. 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).






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






12. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is






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






14. Film - art - media and so on






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Names we give to specific people and places. Usually begin with a capital letter. e.g. 'Tony Blair' - 'France' - 'Cardiff'






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






23. The study of the structure of sentences






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






25. 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).






26. The order in which events happen in time.






27. 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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






36. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






37. 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.






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






39. Modern Language Association






40. 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'






41. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Study of the structure of words






48. 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.)






49. American Psycological Association






50. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.