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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The study of the structure of sentences






12. Marks






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






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






15. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






18. The study of meaning in a language






19. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






23. American Psycological Association






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






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






27. The order in which events happen in time.






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






29. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






30. 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).






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






32. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






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






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






35. Modern Language Association






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






37. Names male persons or animals e.g. father - uncle - brother - stag






38. 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.)






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






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






41. 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).






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Every language as a dialect of an older communication form. Example: English two main dialects - British English and American English and they are close political allies






47. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






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






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






50. Shows possession or ownership







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