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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
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1. The writer shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. Use around information that does not fit into the flow of the sentence - but that you want to include






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






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






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






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






12. Marks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. American Psycological Association






21. 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.






22. Names female persons or animals e.g. mother - aunt - sister - doe






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






28. Angela dances.






29. The study of meaning in a language






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






31. Modern Language Association






32. 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.






33. 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






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






35. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






36. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Study of the structure of words






45. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






46. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. E.g. floor - desk - computer