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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






3. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Film - art - media and so on






9. Each other - one another






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






15. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






24. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Modern Language Association






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






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






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






41. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. Marks






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






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






50. American Psycological Association