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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






2. Study of the structure of words






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. Marks






5. Used in contractions; to form singular and plural possessives; and to form plurals of letters - numbers - and worlds named as words.






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






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






8. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






9. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. American Psycological Association






20. Shows possession or ownership






21. 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'






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






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






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






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






26. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






27. 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).






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






38. A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future e.g. By this time next year - Stephen 'will have completed' all the course work for his HVAC certification.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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