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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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






2. The study of the structure of sentences






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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).






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






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






9. 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.






10. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






13. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






14. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






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






16. Marks






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Modern Language Association






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






28. 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.)






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






35. Angie dances with Jay on Saturday nights.






36. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The writer describes a person - place - or thing - organizing the description in a logical manner






44. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






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






47. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






48. The order in which events happen in time.






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






50. Shows possession or ownership