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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. Angela dances.






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) e.g. The person THAT gave you the book is the boy WHO likes me.






13. Study of the history and origin of words






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






15. 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






16. Study of the structure of words






17. The order in which events happen in time.






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






19. 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) -






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. American Psycological Association






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






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






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






31. 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.)






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Angela and Jay dance.






48. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






49. 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






50. 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