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CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

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1. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






2. 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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning






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






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






13. Angela and Jay dance.






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Shows possession or ownership






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






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






26. 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






27. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding' - memory - peace -






35. 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.






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






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






38. Use of positive messages to recongnize or influence others






39. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






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






41. Modern Language Association






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






43. Each other - one another






44. Film - art - media and so on






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






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






47. Study of the structure of words






48. 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.






49. 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






50. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message