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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. 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'






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






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






4. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






6. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






7. Angela dances.






8. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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).






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. The study of the structure of sentences






22. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






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






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






29. Study of the structure of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Shows possession or ownership






41. 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.






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






43. Study of the history and origin of words






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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