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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Angie and Jay dance and win contests.






2. 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






3. Each other - one another






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






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






6. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






7. 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'






8. 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).






9. The study of language as it relates to the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to learn language






10. 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






11. 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).






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






13. 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






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






15. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






19. Modern Language Association






20. American Psycological Association






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






22. Study of the history and origin of words






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






24. The study of meaning in a language






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






26. 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.






27. Angela and Jay dance.






28. The writer explains the relationships between concepts or terms






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. E.g. floor - desk - computer






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






43. 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) -






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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.






48. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






49. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






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