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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Marks






7. The perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st - 2nd - 3rd person; omniscient - limited omniscient)






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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) -






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






21. 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.






22. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






27. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






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






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






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






33. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






35. 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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Modern Language Association






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






43. American Psycological Association






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






45. Angela and Jay dance.






46. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






47. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






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






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






50. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule