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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






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






3. Each other - one another






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






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






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






7. Study of the structure of words






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






9. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Marks






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






20. 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






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






22. The study of the structure of sentences






23. 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).






24. 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.






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






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






27. A short - staccato sentence that provides meaningful emphasis Ex: So be it.






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






29. Study of the history and origin of words






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






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






32. 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) -






33. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






35. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






37. 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.






38. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






39. American Psycological Association






40. 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).






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing







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